Cissampelos parieta / PATHA – Medicinal Plants Botanical Name— Cissampelos parieta

Cissampelos parieta / PATHA – Medicinal Plants

Botanical Name— Cissampelos parieta Linn. (North India)

Cyclea peltata (south India )

Family- MENISPERMACEAE

Names in different language

Hindi- Padhi, Padha; Telugu- Chiruboddi;
Kannada. Padavali; Tamil-Appatta; Malayalam. Kattuvalli; Gujarati- Venivel; Bengali-Akanadi; Marathj- Padavela

Synonyms— Ambasthã, Pãpacelika, Präcinã, Varatiktã, Aviddha karni, Piluphalã, Kucelikã, Ekãsthilã.

Classification according to Caraka, Susruta & Vagbhata

Caraka -Sandhãniya, Jvarahara, Stanyaödhana

Susruta - Mustãdi, Aragvadhadi, Pippalyadi, Ambasthadi, Brhatyadi, Patolädi

Vägbhata - Mustadi, Aragvadhadi, Ambasthdi, Patolädi, Vatsakãdi,

Reference

Indian Medicinal Plants ; Ayurveda

Ayurvedic treatments and Ayurveda Principles