Harajora – हड़जोड़
➢ It is a climbing herb.
➢ The stem is thick, fleshy, succulent, deep green in color,
quadrangular and ribbed. It is constricted at nodes with long simple
slender tendrils and is winged at the angles of the ribs.
➢ The leaves are membranous, broadly ovate, trilobed having a
toothed margin and with a tendril opposite each leaf. The plant is
almost leafless when old.
➢ The flowers are arranged in umbellate cyme inflorescence. The
flowers are small, white or pink in color with four petals that are
hooded at the apex.
➢ The fruit is a red, smooth, succulent, globose berry and is one
seeded.
BOTANICAL NAME
Cissus quadrangularis L
FAMILY
Vitaceae
FLOWERING
July – September
FRUITING
October – January
PROPAGATION
It can be propagated by seeds and stem cuttings.
PLANT PART USED
Whole Plant
COMMON NAMES
Veldt Grape, Devil’s Backbone, Adamant creeper,
Bone setter, Square-stalked vine; Hindi: Asthibhanga, Harajora; Marathi:
Ghanasvel, Ghonuskande, Kandavel, Mhasvel; Kannada: Mangaravalli,
Sanduballi, Bakkudi; Konkani: Sandu balli; Malayalam:
Changalamparanda; Sanskrit: Asthibhanga, Asthisamhara, Chaturdharin,
Kandalata, Siralaka; Tamil: Arukani, Kirutti, Vaccira-valli; Telugu:
Gudametige, Nalleru, Vajravalli.
USES
✓ The plant is grown in gardens and parks as hedge.
✓ The plant is used in treating bone fractures, swellings and injured
ligaments.
✓ It is called ‘Asthisamhara’ meaning that which mends broken bones.
✓ The juice extracted from the stem is used in cases of scurvy.
✓ It is considered a tonic and analgesic.
✓ It helps to reduce swelling and relieve pain.
✓ The juice of twigs helps with epistaxis (nose bleeding).
✓ It is used to treat osteoporosis.
✓ Stem is used in treatment of piles.
✓ It has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
✓ The plant is also said to have antioxidant and anthelminthic
properties.
