Synonyms: Vitis quadrangularis(Linn.) Wall.ex Wight
Family: Vitaceae
English: Bonesetter, Devil’s Backbone, Veldt Grape.
Hindi: Hadjod, Hadjor, Asthisrumgala
Malayalam: Changalamparanda-ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട
Sanskrit: Vajravalli, Asthisrinkhala, Kulisa, Asthisamharaka.
Tamil: Pirandai-பிரண்டை
Bengali: Harjora
Kannada: Manjora-valli
Marati: Harjora, Harsankar, Kandavel, Nallar
Telungu: Vajravalli
Climber vine, rambling shrub, herbaceous, scandent, sprawling with jointed stems. The stems are edible, similar to joint bone. It grows up to 2 m in length with the help of tendrils, and square-shaped branches with interns nodes, up to 10 cm long. Leaves are rare, arranged alternately, heart-shaped, reniform, margin entire, and sometimes toothed, three-lobed, and 5 cm. long, which appear at the nodes. Flowers are small and white or yellowish or greenish-yellow, fruits or berries are globular and turn red when ripe.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Cordate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Cordate |
Useful plant parts:
Stem, leaves, root
Medicinal uses:
To treat fractures, swellings, scurvy, colonopathy, asthma, burns and wounds, colic, skin diseases, chronic ulcers, ophthalmopathy
In ancient times the adamant creeper or Bone setter had been used in Ayurveda to heal broken bones, it can increase the bone mass and accelerate the fracture healing rate, and it is also used in the treatment of injured ligaments and tendons, hemorrhoids, and treat vitiated Vata and Kapha disorders. It is also useful to reduce the fat cells in the body and thus can control obesity
It is also used in the treatment of feminine disorders such as menopause, libido, and menstrual problems. It has been used in ancient times to treat bone injuries and relieve torn tendons and ligaments.
Tender leaves can be used as a vegetable in curry
Chemical constituents in Adamat Creeper:
The planta contains proteins 12.8%; fat and wax 1.0%; fiber 15.6%; carbohydrates 36.6%; mucilage and pectin 1.2% on a dry basis. Yellow wax, tartaric acid, and the acid potassium salt are present. The plant is remarkably rich in vitamin C. Calcium oxalate crystals account for the irritating action of fresh stems, and 5-amyrone, resveratrol, pallidol, parthenocissine A, and piceatannol.
Medicinal properties:
Tonic, analgesic, antibacterial, anti-fungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, Aphrodisiac, and carminative.
Propagation: Cuttings.
Learn more:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24812472
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