Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Rhaphidophora pertusa Ganeshkanda
Scientific Name and Description
Rhaphidophora pertusa SCHOTT
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Rhaphidophora laciniata (BURM.F.) MERR.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | dodda thippali, kandadapana balli, kandodi beelu |
| Malayalam | anacukiri, anaichukary, elattadi-maravara, elettadimaravara, elittatiyan, ilattimaravala, izhattimaravazha, putayavu |
| Marathi | ganeshkanda, ghanashkande, ghones-vel, saumal |
| Sanskrit | sphotyabhujangam |
| Tamil | anaitippili, anaittippili, ilatti maravalai, ilattimaravalai |
| Telugu | enuganalleru, yenuganalleru |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Leaves
Fruits
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Rhaphidophora pertusa (Roxb.) Schott
Habit- Climber
Parts used - Stem, root, leaves, fruit
Application - Earache; treating liver disorders; to treat enlarged liver and spleen; skin diseases; for bandaging the plastered joints/broken bones; cuts and wounds; tonic; antidode for bite of Russell's Viper
Treatment - General
References -Asha and Pushpagadan 1998
References
Literature
Literature
Asha and Pushpagadan 1998
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Rhaphidophora pertusa. (2024, January 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophora_pertusa