Dear Prashant, sure that it has a very important place in traditional medicine (Ayurveda, Folk, Unani and Sidha). Regards.
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh, > Thanks a lot for validating the ID. Any info. on its uses.. > regards > Prashant > > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes ... it is *Cocculus hirsutus*. >> >> the common names: 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 • Oriya: musakani • Punjabi: ਫਰੀਦ ਬੂਟੀ farid buti, ਵੱਲੂਰ >> wallur • 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 • Tamil: காட்டுக்கொடி kattu-k-koti • Telugu: చీపురుతీగ >> chipuru-tiga, దూసరితీగ dusaritiga, కట్లతీగె katlatige • Urdu: فريد بوٿي >> farid buti >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> Came across this climber with tiny flowers and globuse fruits in Mumbai. >>> Kindly validate the ID. >>> >>> *Botanical name:* >>> >>> *Cocculus hirsutus ??** ** *** >>> >>> *Family:* >>> >>> * * Menispermaceae ?? >>> >>> *Date/Time-* >>> >>> >>> >>> 21-03-2010 /09:20 AM >>> >>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * >>> >>> >>> >>> Chembur, Mumbai >>> >>> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Wild >>> >>> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >>> >>> >>> >>> Climber >>> >>> *Height/Length- * >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Alternate, base some what Cordate, Mucronate, velvety, 1.5 cm to 5 cm >>> long, >>> >>> petiole 3 mm to 8mm >>> >>> (Photograph enclosed) >>> >>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * >>> >>> >>> >>> Flowers on axillary stalks (Photograph enclosed) >>> >>> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >>> >>> >>> >>> Very small 2 to 5 mm across (Greenish), Peduncle: 0.4 to 1cm >>> >>> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >>> >>> * * >>> >>> Globuse berry – 8 to 10mm(Greenish & dark purple) >>> >>> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >>> >>> * * >>> >>> -- >>> >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
