Cissampelos pareira
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Velvet leaf
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCissampelos pareira (velvetleaf) is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae.
Description
A woody vine or climber. The branches are slender. They are usually densely hairy. The leaves are simple and 5-12 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The leaf stalk joins the leaf blade away from the edge. The leaf blade is papery. Plants are separately male and female. A group of flowers occur in the axils of leaves. The flowers have 1 petal and are cup shaped. They are white or yellow. The fruit is fleshy and yellow, orange or red. It is 5-7 mm long and wide. It is hairy. It occurs amongst bracts 1-2 cm long. There is 1 seed. It is brown and 4-5 mm long. Variety pariera occur only in America and Africa. Variety hirsuta occurs in Asia.
Edible Uses
The leaves are harvested, crushed, filtered, and the sap is left to solidify and eaten as a sweet. The fruit is eaten. The dried root powder is added to rice liquor to improve fermentation. The roots are cooked and eaten to alleviate constipation.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are harvested, crushed and filtered and the sap left to solidify. It is eaten as a sweet. The fruit is eaten. The dried root powder is added to rice liquor to improve fermentation.
Medicinal Uses
Cissampelos pareira is used in Chinese herbology, where it is called xí shēng téng (Chinese: 锡生藤) or yà hū nú (Chinese: 亞乎奴). The species is also known as abuta and called laghu patha in Ayurvedic medicine. In Tamil Nadu it is called ponmusutai and it is used for a number of medicinal purposes. Some attention has been paid to it in Kenya, Tanzania, and other places for its purported antimalarial properties in particular, as well as in India for its antiviral properties, especially against Dengue virus.
Known Hazards
The edible portion is marked with caution. The plant contains alkaloids including Seeprine, Bebeerine, and Cissampeline.
Distribution
They are tropical. In Pakistan it is common in hedges up to 2,300 m altitude. It can grow in arid places. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Africa, Antigua-Barbuda, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Central Africa, Central America, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba*, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Jamaica*, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, North America, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion, SE Asia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South America, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies*, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
Other Uses
A thin rope can be made from the rhizomes.
Notes
There are about 20-25 Cissampelos species. The roots are cooked and eaten to alleviate constipation. It contains alkaloids - Seeprine, Bebeerine and Cissampeline.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abutua, Adivi banka tige, Akanadi, Ambashtha, Appatta, Bai maa noi, Batul paate, Bohivory, Caa peba, Charrua, Chutu lutur, Cipo, False pareira brava, Gasing-gasing, Gegasing, Hamafana, Kattuvalli, Krea manoi, Krue ma noi, Kywet-abaung, Mempanang, Mil hombres, Mulika chera, Padavali, Paharvel, Ranu red, Tabo, Venivel, Vishkhapri, Xi sheng teng, Zarza
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