Cassytha filiformis Astimu Akash Bel

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Cassytha filiformis

Scientific Name and Description

Cassytha filiformis L

Herb Family

Lamiaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Synonyms

Nothosaprium filiforme
Calodium cochinchinense Lour.
Calodium cochinchinensis Lour.
Cassytha americana Nees
Cassytha americana var. brachystachya Meisn.
Cassytha americana var. brasiliensis (Mart. ex Nees) Meisn.
Cassytha americana var. puberula Meisn.
Cassytha aphylla Raeusch.
Cassytha archboldiana C.K.Allen
Cassytha brasiliensis Mart. ex Nees
Cassytha corniculata Burm.f.
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Cassytha cuscutiformis F. Muell.
Cassytha dissitiflora Meisn.
Cassytha filiformis var. pseudopubescens Domin
Cassytha filiformis f. pycnantha Domin
Cassytha guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
Cassytha lifuensis Guillaumin
Cassytha macrocarpa Guillaumin
Cassytha novoguineensis Kaneh. & Hatus.
Cassytha paradoxae Proctor
Cassytha senegalensis A.Chev.
Cassytha timoriensis Gand.
Cassytha zeylanica Gaertn.
Rumputris fasciculata Raf.
Spironema aphylla Raf.
Volutella aphylla Forssk.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	amarbeli
Kannada	aakaasha balli, aakasha balli, akasaballi, akashaballi, amaraballi, beelu balli, beeluballi, beluballi, daarada balli, haadaragithi balli, janivaara balli, mangana udidaara, mudeludantiburu
Malayalam	acatagabulli, acatsja-valli, acatsjavalli, aiyapala, akashavalli
Marathi	amarbaela, amarvela
Sanskrit	akasavalli, akasavela, akashavalli, akasvalli, amaravela, amrtavalli, khavalli
Tamil	akacavalli, akaya valli, alarntapu, amaravallari, amaravalli, ammaiyarkoonthal, anantai, anantikkoti, aral, calantirati, canaki, cankutam, cavuttumananci, curai, cure, emanatanki, erumaikkorran, erumaikkottan, inci, incikakkoti, indiravalli, intiravalli, irumpacceti, itumpakakkoti, itumpakam, karukkutaiyalmuli, karulananki, kodikkottan, korran, kothan, koththan, kotikkorran, kottan, kottankoti, kunacali, mativalli, mulacci, nalil, nandei, nantai, nattai, nattai, nelil, nelilkoti, nimtecan, notiyatipputu, nuli, nulikkoti, ovaiyarkoonthal, pachungottan, pacunkorran, pacunkottan, tirkki, tudakkarupan, tumbi, tumpi 4, tumpu, tumpukkoti, tutakkaruppan, utaiyavalitam, vacaki, vancimalikkoti, vancimalitali, vinmativalli, viranakkopini, visnupari, viti
Telugu	antaravallitige, antharavallithige, nooluthige, nulutega, paachithige, pachatige, pachitiga, pachitige, pacitige, paunchtiga, punchatige, seethammaavaari jadaalu, seethammapogunoolu, seethammavaarupogulu, sitammapogunulu, sitammavarupogulu
Common names	Love Vine, Dodder Laurel

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Cassytha filiformis L. Climber Whole plant Jaundice; Bone fracture; scorpion stings; ulcers; hydrocele; rheumatism General Al-Asmari et al. 2016, Rao et al. 2006