Balloon Vine Leaves Powder / Balloon Plant / Mudakaruthan Ilai Podi / Kapalphodi / Budda Kakara / Jyotishmati Agniballi

Other Common Names:

Scientific Name: Cardiospermum Halicacabum

English Name: Balloon Vine Plant

Tamil Name : Mudakaruthan / முடக்கற்றான் 

Hindi Name : Kapalphodi, Khanphuti, Kanphata / कपालफोड़ी , कनफुटी , कनफटा

Malayalam Name: Jyotishmati / Uzhinja / ജ്യോതിഷ്മതി / ഉഴിഞ്ഞ

Telugu Name: Okavela/ mudakarutan / ఒకవేళ / ముదకరుతన్

Description:

Cardiospermum Halicacabum is the botanical name of the balloon vine known as mudakathan in Tamil belongs to the soapberry family. The balloon vine plant is famous in Tamil Nadu. Balloon vine is a climbing-vine herb that grows up to 10 feet in height. Balloon vine is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and South America. It has high nutritional content and therapeutic properties.

Some of the common names of balloon vine plants are Ambeang baek, Balloon Vine, Love-in-a-puff, Winter cherry, balloon vine heartseed, heart pea, small balloon creeper, small balloon vine, lesser balloon vine, Small balloon vine, blue passionflower, blue passionfruit, Blister creeper, and upland Cotton.

Health Benefits:

• Balloon vine leaves help to treat colds, fever, and headaches.
• Balloon vine leaves help to reduce malaria fever.
• Balloon vine leaves help to treat joint pains.
• Balloon vine leaves help to treat rheumatism, lumbago, and nervous diseases.
• Balloon vine leaves help to treat anemia, asthma, and Urinary Incontinence.

Dosage of Balloon Vines Leaves Powder:

Balloon vine leaves powder to treat joint pains:

Take two teaspoons of balloon vine leaves powder, mix it with 500ml of hot water. Drink it twice a day to get relief from joint pains.