Cocculus hirsutus Kattu kodi Chilahinta Vasanvel

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Cocculus hirsutus

Scientific Name and Description

Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W. Theob

Herb Family

Menispermaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Cocculus villosus DC.
Cocculus villosus Linn

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Siddha	Kattu kodi
Ayurveda	Chilahinta
Hindi	bajar bel, bajar-bel, chhirenta, chireta, dier, farid-butti, faridbel, faridburti, hier, jalayamani, jaljamni, jamti-ka-patta, jamti-ke-bel, jamti-ki-bel, jamtike bel, jamtikibel, khareta-ki-bel, patalagarudi, til dhara, vev-no-velo
Kannada	aadama balli, adambuballi, daagadiballi, dagadi, dagadi balli, dagadiballi, dhagadi balli, doosari balli, dusare balli, dusari balli, dusariballi, kaage maari, sugadi balli, sugadiballi, sugadigida, yadaniballi, yagadi balli, yudaani balli
Malayalam	patalagarudakkoti
Marathi	diar, hunder, paathalagarudi, paravel, parvel, tan, tana, vasan-vel, vasanavela, vasanvel, vatsadani, wasan
Sanskrit	akabhida, chchilihinda, chilahinta, chilihindah, chilihinta, dirghakanda, dirghavalli, dridhakanda, dridhalata, garudi, jaliamni, mahahala, mahamula, patalagaruda, patalagarudah, patalagarudi, sauparni, somavalli, tiktanga, vanatiktika, vasanavalli, vasandi, vasantitikta, vatsadani
Tamil	anantavalli, calakattu, calapasani, carpatci , ciriya-katukkoti, cirukaikkoti, cirukattukoti, cutarcaracam, eluccikkoti, kalini , kalinikkoti, kaliniyam , kanakavacciratti, kattu-k-koti, kattuk-kodi, kattukkodi, kattukkoti, kattukodi, ketuvacakkoti, ketuvacam, kolim, koticci , kotippavai, kotippavaikkoti, kottukodi, malaiccurukkay, malaikkaru, mattakajakkoti, mekanatattimuli, mekanati, mekanatikkoti, nirppanti, nirppantikkoti, periya kattukkoti, perkkaci, perkkacikkoti, siru-kattukodi, ticaikkarutankoti, tucari, uppaittiricci, uppirkuruti, utiritam, utiritankoti, utitaniratti, vacipputu, val
Telugu	cheepurutheega, chipuru-tige, chipurutige, cipurutige, dasaritega, doosaratheege, doosaritheega, doosratiga, dusapi, dusara tiga, dusaraputiga, dusaratiga, dusaratige, dusari-tige, dusaritige, dusedithige, katla tiga, katlathige, katlatige, katle-tige, katletiga, kattle-ti, shipri
Urdu	faridbutti
English	Broom creeper
Rajasthan Region	Bajar bel
Common name	broom creeper

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Flavonoids

Phytoconstituents

Jal Jamni (C. Villosus) The Chief chemical of biological action are the alkaloids Cocuslin and the Biscoclaurine base called Pendulin.

Source: Ancient Science of Life, Vol No. XI No.3 & 4, January – April 1992, Pages 187 - 192

Herb usable parts

Roots

Rhizome

Stem

Leaves

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Antidote for: Snake bite

Formulations and application : Dried stem bark and leaves of Strychnos nux-vomica is pounded into amorous powder and mixed with leaves and stem paste of Cocculus hirsutus. This whole mass is stuffed into lemon rind and leave it for a night and applied around the wound with the help of lemon rind.

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Leaves juice mixed with water forms a jelly like substance, a cooling medicine for gonorrhoea and externally for eczema.
Paste of leaves applied on forehead and eyelids in the morning for cooling effect and headache.
The decoction of leaves is used to cure leucorrhoea.
Roots are used as tonic, diuretic and antiperiodic.
Roots are used in chronic rheumatism and veneral diseases.
The decoction of root is very effective in diarrhoea.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Botanical name : Cocculus hirsutus Diels

Family : Menispermaceae

Part used : Leaves and stem

Antidote for: Snake bite

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob. Dusari teega Menispermaceae Root Gonorrhoea, fertility

Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W. Theob. Climbing Shrub Root, leaves, rhizome, stem Antipyretic and stomachache problems; eczema; Dysentry; diaherroea; nervine tonic; night blindness; body cooling; diabetes; epistaxis; urinary problems; laxative; Sterility development; snake bite; skin infections and poisonous insects bite General Jain et al. 2004, Rao et al. 2006, Tetali et al. 2009