Balloon Vine
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Scientific name
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. DC
English Name
Balloon Vine
Malayalam name
ഉഴിഞ്ഞ
Common name
Balloon Plant
Description
- Habit : Climbers
- Habitat : Moist deciduous forests, also in scrub jungles
- Leaves : Alternate, bi-ternate
- Flowers : White
- Seeds : A capsule, 3-lobbed, winged
How to use
- Hair wash : Water boiled with plant's leaves used as hair wash to cleanse hair. The oi; prepared from leaves helps in hair growth.
- Swelling : Leaves cooked in castor oil and this oil is used in arthritis, swelling of joints.
Parts used
Whole plant
Uses
Treatment of Rheumatism, Nervous disorders, swellings
Propagation & Cultivation
It is directly collected from nature hence no specific agrotechniques are available. However, it can be easily propagated through seeds.
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