Patha
Botanical Name— Cissampelos parieta Linn. (North India)
Cyclea peltata (south India )
Hindi- Padhi, Padha; Telugu- Chiruboddi;
Kannada. Padavali; Tamil-Appatta; Malayalam. Kattuvalli; Gujarati- Venivel; Bengali-Akanadi; Marathj- Padavela
Name - पाठा
Description - Twining perennial shrub; leaves reniform, orbicular or cordate, 4.5 by 6.5 cm, peltate, chartaceous, 5- to 7-nerved, pubescent, base cordate or truncate; male inflorescence pendent type; flowers greenish; female inflorescence in thyroid clusters; fruits red when ripe, subtended by the conspicuous auricular bracts
Chemical Constituents- Root and stem contain hayatin, L-curine and d-isochondrodendrine. Root bark contains 11 quaternary alkaloids, 3 named as menismine, cossamine and pareirine, I-bebeerine, hyatinin, hayatin and isochondrodendrine, 5 tertiary alkaloids, alkaloid (++)-4"-O-methylcurine isolated. Plant extract contains saponin Leaves and stem contain alkaloids laudanosine, nuciferine, bulbocarpine, corytoberine and magnoflorine. Leaves contain cycleanine, bebeerine, hayatidin, hayatin and quercitol
Use - Root diuretic, antiperiodic, purgative, used in dyspepsia, dropsy and urinary troubles. The drug is bitter, Antiperiodic, diuretic and purgative. It is used in dyspepsia, Dropsy, coughs and cystitis.
Cyclea peltata (south India )
Hindi- Padhi, Padha; Telugu- Chiruboddi;
Kannada. Padavali; Tamil-Appatta; Malayalam. Kattuvalli; Gujarati- Venivel; Bengali-Akanadi; Marathj- Padavela
Name - पाठा
Description - Twining perennial shrub; leaves reniform, orbicular or cordate, 4.5 by 6.5 cm, peltate, chartaceous, 5- to 7-nerved, pubescent, base cordate or truncate; male inflorescence pendent type; flowers greenish; female inflorescence in thyroid clusters; fruits red when ripe, subtended by the conspicuous auricular bracts
Chemical Constituents- Root and stem contain hayatin, L-curine and d-isochondrodendrine. Root bark contains 11 quaternary alkaloids, 3 named as menismine, cossamine and pareirine, I-bebeerine, hyatinin, hayatin and isochondrodendrine, 5 tertiary alkaloids, alkaloid (++)-4"-O-methylcurine isolated. Plant extract contains saponin Leaves and stem contain alkaloids laudanosine, nuciferine, bulbocarpine, corytoberine and magnoflorine. Leaves contain cycleanine, bebeerine, hayatidin, hayatin and quercitol
Use - Root diuretic, antiperiodic, purgative, used in dyspepsia, dropsy and urinary troubles. The drug is bitter, Antiperiodic, diuretic and purgative. It is used in dyspepsia, Dropsy, coughs and cystitis.