English: Naravelia, Headache vine
Hindi: Vatanasini
Sanskrit: Dhanavalli, Vatanasini
Malayalam: Talavedanavalli, Vatakkodi, Vatamkolli, Kuruppakodi
Tamil: Vatamkolli, Nintavalli, Thalavali Vally
It is a scandent or climbing shrub, found throughout India. with tuberous roots, wiry stem and strong tendrils; leaves 3-foliated, opposite, terminal leaflet modified into a 3-branched tendril, leaflets cordate, serrate or crenate, prominently nerved; flowers yellow, fragrant, in axillary or terminal panicles, sepals downy, petals linear–clavate, elongate; fruits aggregate of achenes, ending in twisted feathery tails, the roots are tuberous.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Cordate | Margin-Spyni | Venation-Arcuate |
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Useful plant parts:
The whole plant, Root
Medicinal uses:
Rheumatalgia, odontalgia, helminthiasis, dermatopathy, leprosy cephalalgia, wounds colic, inflammations and ulcers.
Chemical content:
Taraxerol and β-sitosterol
Medicinal properties:
Antidermatitic, antirheumatic. The plant is astringent, bitter, sweet, anthelmintic, depurative, anodyne, anti-inflammatory and vulnerary.
Home remedy to reduce Migraine pain
To treat the headache due to Migraine (Kodinji) collect the root of the plant early morning without any iron weapon and cover in a cotton cloth and inhale two to three times daily, Repeat this for three days
Learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658365514000685
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