Cyclea peltata

Cyclea peltata, also called patha or Indian moon-seed (not to be confused with Tinospora cordifolia or "heart-leaved moonseed", from the same family Menispermaceae), is a climbing shrub found across India and Sri Lanka, in habitats ranging from Moist Deciduous Forests to Tropical Forests and Plains.[1]

Cyclea peltata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Cyclea
Species:
C. peltata
Binomial name
Cyclea peltata
Hook. fil. & Thoms

Description

A slender climbing vine that has alternately-arranged heart shaped leaves. Flowers between April-June and then again during November-January, depending on the local climate. Flowers are pale yellow and dioecious. Pollination is mostly through insects. The fruits are white, spherical or oval drupes.[1][2]

Use in Ayurveda, Siddha and Folk medicine

Cyclea peltata is used in Indigenous Indian Medicinal systems as a wound healer, an antidote to poisons, and for various digestive, skin and inflammatory disorders. It is a common component of the traditional Ayurvedic Polyherbal formulation Shaddharana Choornam, along with Plumbago zeylanica, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Picrorhiza kurroa, Aconitum heterophyllum, Terminalia chebula, Berberis aristata and Cyperus rotundus, whose formulation is mentioned in Vagbhata's Ashtāṅgasaṅgraha and Charaka's Charaka Samhita.[3]

References
  1. "Cyclea peltata Hook. f. & Thoms". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. "Cyclea peltata - Indian Moon-Seed". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. Dhamankar, Rucha S.; Jadhav, Aruna P. (2016-12-01). "Evaluation of Shaddharana churna: An Ayurvedic formulation". Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources. 7 (4 [December 2016]). ISSN 0976-0512.
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