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Cyclea peltata (Lam.) Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Cyclea

Characteristics

A slender twining shrub. It can climb tall trees. It has tubers. The leaves are alternate and heart shaped. They are 3-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers are pale yellow. They are in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oval and fleshy. They are brown or red.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. CAUTION: It contains an alkaloid cycleine. This is used in medicine.
Uses medicinal
Edible tubers
Therapeutic use Dandruff (leaf), Dermatitis (leaf), Eye burn (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Fever (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Antipyretics (rhizome), Abdominal pain (root), Hair loss (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-arrhythmia agents (root), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Antihypertensive agents (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antipruritics (root), Antipyretics (root), Asthma (root), Back pain (root), Bronchitis (root), Cardiovascular diseases (root), Cholera (root), Cough (root), Dandruff (root), Dermatitis (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Diarrhea (root), Digestive system diseases (root), Diuretics (root), Dysentery (root), Dyspepsia (root), Edema (root), Fever (root), Flatulence (root), Helminthiasis (root), Hemorrhage (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Immunomodulation (root), Inflammation (root), Jaundice (root), Leprosy (root), Malaria (root), Neoplasms (root), Pain (root), Psoriasis (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Skin diseases (root), Smallpox (root), Snake bites (root), Splenomegaly (root), Stomach diseases (root), Thirst (root), Ulcer (root), Urination disorders (root), Urologic diseases (root), Uterine diseases (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Abdominal pain (tuber), Hemorrhage (tuber), Fever (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Hair loss (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Burns (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Fractures, bone (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Postnatal care (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Typhoid fever (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Cyclea peltata leaf picture by Vikram Kumar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyclea peltata world distribution map, present in China, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580706-1
WFO ID wfo-0000632076
COL ID 32T5C
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Menispermum peltatum Merione peltata Rhaptomeris burmanni Cocculus burmanni Cocculus peltatus Cyclea arnottii Cyclea burmanni Cyclea burmanii Cyclea peltata Clypea burmanni Cyclea discolor Dioscorea peltata Stephania burmanni Cyclea versicolor
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