Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.Family: Menispermaceae
Synonyms: Cebatha hirsuta (L.) Kuntze, Cebatha villosa C.Chr., Cocculus aristolochiae DC., Cocculus hastatus DC., Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels, Cocculus holopeira-torrida Broun & R.L.Massey, Cocculus linnaeanus Kurz, Cocculus sepium Colebr., Cocculus villosus DC., Holopeira auriculata Miers, Holopeira laeviuscula Miers, Holopeira torrida Miers, Holopeira villosa (Lam.) Miers, Limacia villosa (DC.) W.Theob., Menispermum hastatum Lam., Menispermum hirsutum L., Menispermum myosotoides L., Menispermum villosum Lam.
Description: Perennial climber, 2-3 m. Leaves 3-5-veined from the base, variable in shape, older leaves often distinctly 3-5-lobed, younger leaves oblong-ovate to somewhat obovate, covered in yellowish velvety hairs, apex with a small sharp mucro. Flowers in axillary clusters, unisexual; sepals densely hairy. Fruit somewhat ellipsoid, c. 4 mm in diameter, fleshy, purple-blue when ripe.
- Common name: Broom Creeper, ink berry
- Bengali: huyer
- Hindi: फ़रीद बूटी farid buti
- Kannada: ದಾಗಡಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ daagadi balli, ದಾಗಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daagadi soppu, ಕಾಗೆ ಮಾರಿ kaage maari
- Konkani: वासनवेल vasanvel
- Malayalam: പാതാളഗരുഡക്കൊടി paathaalagarudakkoti, പാതാളമൂലി paathaalamuuli
- Marathi: वासनवेल vasanvel
- Punjabi: ਫਰੀਦ ਬੂਟੀ farid buti, ਵੱਲੂਰ wallur
- Oriya: musakani
- Sanskrit: अम्बष्ठः ambastha, दीर्घकन्द dirghakanda, दीर्घवल्ली dirghavalli, गारुडी garudi, महामूल mahamula, पातालगारुडी patalagarudi, प्राचीन pracina, सौपर्णी sauparni, सोमवल्ली somavalli, श्रेयसी sreyasi, स्थपनी sthapani, वनतिक्तकः vanatiktaka, वत्सादनी vatsadani, विद्धकर्णी viddhakarni
- Shona: Sisi
- Tamil: காட்டுக்கொடி kattu-k-koti
- Telugu: చీపురుతీగ chipuru-tiga, దూసరితీగ dusaritiga, కట్లతీగె katlatige
- Urdu: फ़रीद बूटी farid buti, zambur
Used in Ayurveda, Unani and Sidha. Antifungal. Roots tonic, febrifuge, alterative, diuretic, laxative, an infusion taken for jaundice and stomach pain; root decoction applied against fever, rheumatism; root made into a paste and given internally in menorrhagia; powdered roots mixed with sugar taken orally against weakness and fatigue. Crushed leaves for the bleeding of the lower digestive tract, dysentery, gonor- rhea, inflammation and rheumatism; leaves crushed in castor oil and the paste applied on sprain; leaf paste applied for skin burns and skin diseases; leaf extract mixed with curd and given to overcome spermatorrhea and bleeding, also drunk for scorpion sting; leaf infusion taken to treat stomachache and leaf decoction drunk against female sterility and leucorrhea; febrifuge, leaf juice mixed with sugar febrifuge and to treat nervous illnesses; leaf juice applied externally on fore- head to relieve headache; a mucilaginous gel from the leaf juice applied as cooling and soothing in eczema and venereal diseases. Veterinary medicine, leaves crushed with sugar administered with water to control dysentery; leaves pounded with garlic and black pepper and given orally for epistaxis. leaf juice rubbed on the body to remove lice or external parasitic insects; leaves given to goats as a lactagogue; ground roots for fracture of limb. [CRC World Dictionary of MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology]
Root—laxative, sudorific, alterative, antirheumatic. Leaf—used externally for eczema, prurigo and inpetigo. A decoction of leaves is taken in eczema, leucorrhoea and gonorrhoea. Aqueous extract of stem and root—sedative, anticonvulsant, hypotensive, bradycardiac, cardiotonic and sapasmolytic. Roots are used as a substitute for Sarsaparilla in chronic rheumatism
gout, and syphilitic cachexia. The stem contains cyclopeptide alkaloids. The plant contains coclaurine, magnoflorine, beta-sitosterol, ginnol and a monomethyl ether of inositol. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
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