Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cissus quadrangularis
Scientific Name and Description
Cissus quadrangularis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cissus bifida Schumach. & Thonn.
Cissus edulis Dalzell
Cissus fischeri Gilg
Cissus quadrangula L.
Cissus quadrangula Salisb.
Cissus succulenta (Galpin) Burtt-Davy
Cissus tetragona Harv.
Cissus tetraptera Hook.f.
Cissus triandra Schumach. & Thonn.
Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight
Vitis succulenta Galpin
Vitis quadrangularis WALT EX WIGHT & ARN.
Cissus edulis Dalzell
Cissus fischeri Gilg
Cissus quadrangula L.
Cissus quadrangula Salisb.
Cissus succulenta (Galpin) Burtt-Davy
Cissus tetragona Harv.
Cissus tetraptera Hook.f.
Cissus triandra Schumach. & Thonn.
Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight
Vitis succulenta Galpin
Vitis quadrangularis WALT EX WIGHT & ARN.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Hadjod हडजोड हडजोड़ Hadjor हडजोर, chodhari, had-jora, hadasarihari, hadjod, hadjora, har-jora, harjora, harsankar, harsankari, jangli-angoor, kandavel, kandavela, nallar |
| Gujarati | Hadjod હડજોડ Choudhari, Harsankal |
| Marathi | Hadjod हडजोड Kandavela, Tridhari, Chaudhari,chaudhari, harsankar, kaandavela, kandavela, kandvel, mhasvel, tridhari |
| Kannada | Ashwagandha gadde ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಾ ಗದ್ದೆ Mangaroli, Mangaravalli, asthi samhaara, mangaravalli, mangaroli, mangaruli, manimanguravalli, mungaravalli, nalle, sanduballi, sanduburu, sunduballi |
| Tamil | Peruvali பெருவலி பேரூவாலி Arugani, Indiravalli, Vajravalli, arugani, arukani, atticammarakam, aupacalaikkoti, cantumutti, caturappirantai, cikaram, cillai, ciracunanmukan, indiravalli, intiravalli, intiravalli, kakantam, kakarantaki, kalali, kalippirantai, kallimantikakkoti, kapamota, kari-p-pirantai, karka, karkkotam, karrakantuyyamuli, katiyakoticci, kilankukkoti, kiratti, kiritti, kirittikkoti, kirumikiruttan, kirutam, kirutti, kirutticarakkoti, kirutticaram, kkaliippirantai, kotippirantai, maruvalikakkoti, maruvalikam, mata, mitunakkutaimuli, mutantacutakalikam, nallapirantai, nanmukappirantai, narcaturam, nattuppirantai, nemirtakkoti, nemirtam, palaimarutakkoti, palaimarutamuli, perandai, perikam , perundaycodie, perundei codie, piranadai, pirandai, pirandal, pirandei, pirantai, pirantaikkoti, pirattai, piyamaka, puranai, purandai, purantai, sathura pirandai, tanturumam, timpirantai, tippirantai, tirakkirani, tucicalakkoti, tucicalam, tucinakala, ucciratam, ucciratanti, uchiradamuttanasanjivi, ukkiramacatti, urukunkanali, usnacancivi, uttanacancivi, vacciram , vacciramuli , vacciranci, vaccirancikkoti, vaccirattaipparpamakki, vacciravalli, vacciravallikkoti, vachiravalli, vaciravalli, vajjiravalli, valantalaittamuli, vayiravalli, vetarikkantaputu, virala, viranapaka, viranapakam |
| Telugu | Nalleru నల్లేరు Vajravalli, Nullerotige, gudametige, hadobanda, hadojoda, kokkitaya-ralu, nallaeru, nalleru, nullerootigeh, nullerootingah, nullerotigen, nullerutigeh, vajra valli, vajravalli |
| Sanskrit | Asthisamharaka अस्थिसंハー Asthisamhara, amara, asthisamhara, asthisamhari, asthisamhrta, asthisandana, asthisandhani, asthisanhara, asthisanharaka, asthisanhari, asthishrinkala, asthisrimkhala, asthisrinkala, asthisrnkhala, astisamhara, granthiman, grantiman, kandalata, kroshtughantika, kulisha, shiralaka, vajrakanda, vajrangi |
| Bengali | Hadjor হজর Harbhanga, Harjora |
| Assamese | Harjora |
| Malayalam | Bannalamparanta, Changalam paranda,canalamparanda, cannalamparanta, cannalampiranta, changalaparanda, channalampiranta, isgangalam parenda, peranda, peranta, piranta, puranta, sannalampiranta, tsjamgelam-parenda, tsjungalamparanda |
| English | Edible stemmed vine, Veld grape, Winged tree vine, Velvetleaf, Devil's Backbone |
| Persian | Har |
| Rajasthan Region | Hadjod |
| Commom names | veldt grape, winged treebine, adamant creeper. |
| Urdu | harjora |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- The plant is carminative, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac and stomachic.
- It is used in the treatment of gastro intestinal disorders and indigestion.
- Crushed stem is used as a poultice for bone setting.
- Soaked green gram ground to paste is mixed with paste of its one internode. This mixture is fried in butter and consumed for a week for early bone setting.
- It is also used to relieve burns, wounds and the bites of poisonous insects.
- The juice of stem is said to be beneficial in scurvy.
- The paste of fresh shoots/stem heals bums and wounds healing.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Cissus quadrangularis L. Harjor Vitaceae Antiosteoporotic, antiasthamatic
Cissus quandrangularis L. Nalleru Vitaceae Stem Bark Bone fracture
Cissus quandrangularis Hadjod Vitaceae Shrub Whole Plant flavanoids, triterpenoids, Vitamin C, triterpene, β-sitosterol, ketosteroid,
Cissus quadrangularis L. Vitaceae Perandai Climber Stem and Leaves Paste Antiobesity and Blood pressure
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Cissus quadrangularis. (2023, December 2). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissus_quadrangularis