Cyclea peltata, Padakizhangu, Padavalli,, Pata root, പാടക്കിഴങ്ങ്, പാടവള്ളി

Family: Menispermaceae
Vernacular names: Padakizhangu, Padavalli,, പാടക്കിഴങ്ങ്, പാടവള്ളി (Malayalam), Pata root (English), Patha (Sanskrit), Path (Hindi), Para (Tamil)
Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
Description: Twiners. Leaves ovate, apex acute or acuminate, base cordate, 4-8 ribbed. Panicles to 20 x 7 cm, rachis pubescent. Flowers greenish yellow, densely packed towards the branch tips, sessile. Drupe, subglobose.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: April-May

Parts used: Root and leaves
Properties & Uses: Roots are bitter, acrid, digestive, carminative, anthelmintic, constipating, anti-inflammatory, depurative, febrifuge and diuretic. Roots are used to treat cough, bronchitis, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dysentery, dropsy, painful swellings, leprosy, skin diseases, pruritus, fever, ulcers and wounds. Leaves are cooling and ophthalmic and they are used to treat dandruff and burning sensation of the eye and fever.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
Traditional Uses:Root paste taken internally to cure stomach-ache and other intestinal disorders.
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