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    Health benefits of Balloon Vine

    By SylviaDecember 4, 2019Updated:December 12, 2019No Comments14 Mins Read
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    Cardiospermum halicacabum commonly known as Balloon Vine is a deciduous plant belonging to Soapberry family Sapindaceae. The plant is native to Africa (i.e. Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), the Caribbean and tropical South America (i.e. Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay). It is also cultivated in the Philippines and Burma. The word Cardiospermum is the combination of the Latin words cardio, meaning heart, and sperma, meaning seed and refers to the white heart-shaped pattern on the seed.  Halicacabum is derived from the Latin word halicacabus, a plant with inflated fruits. Few of the popular common names of the plant are Ambeang baek, Balloon Vine, Love-in-a-puff, Winter cherry, balloonvine heartseed, heart pea, small balloon creeper, small balloon vine, lesser balloonvine, Small balloonvine, blue passionflower, blue passionfruit, Blister creeper and upland Cotton. The plant produces fruits that have the shape of the balloon hence its common name, balloon plant.

    Plant Description

    Balloon Vine is a long-lived scrambling, deciduous woody, perennial to annual many branched, creeping, or climbing vine that grows up to 10 ft. (3 m) long. The plant is found growing in moist thickets, waste places, riverbanks, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites, plantations, forest margins, woodland, grassland, floodplains, rocky sites, pastures, cultivated areas, riparian zones and shrub lands. The plant prefers acidic or basic soil. Roots are shallow with a long, woody taproot. Stems are hairy, initially thin and green with ribs often streaked red. In maturity the stem changes to pale brown before thickening to become woody. The plant is woody and has tendrils that are used for climbing. Leaves are alternate on the stem and form nine leaflets in-groups of three with the middle leaflet usually the largest. They are 2-7 cm long, 1-5 cm wide, soft and hairy with broadly toothed edges, obvious veins on both sides and grow on a hairy stalk.

    Flower and Fruits

    Flowers are small, white, and about 2.5 millimeters long. Sepals are 4, concave, the outer ones small. Petals are 4, two larger ones usually adhering to the sepals and with an emarginated scale above the base, the smaller 2 ones distant from the stamens. Stamens are 8, eccentric, filaments free or connate at the base. Ovary is 3-celled, style 3-fid, ovules solitary. Tendrils are located below the flower head. Flowering normally takes place from July to August. It can flower throughout the year except in prolonged periods of drought.

    Fertile flowers are followed by seed capsule that is almost spherical. These capsules are thin-shelled, inflated and angled which measure up to 3cm in diameter. The fruits are initially green and maturing to light brown over autumn. When ripe it splits into three segments each with a single seed. Seeds are black, opaque and smooth with a white, finely porous heart–shaped spot at the micropyle and measures about 5 mm in diameter. The fruits are dispersed by water currents and at times by wind.

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    Health benefits of Balloon Vine

    Listed below are few of the popular health benefits of Balloon Vine

    1. Anti-Ulcer benefits

    Balloon Vine extract obtained by boiling the leaves in water has mild anti-ulcer properties and people who suffer from acidity will impressively benefit including Balloon Vine in your diet. Try to consume it in the form of soup for better result.

    2. Anti-Diarrheal Properties

    Water extract of Balloon Vine has anti-diarrheal activity and has been traditionally used for it in certain places in India. This has been proven through research and this is because of the presence of tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, sterols, triterpenes and saponins present in Balloon Vine.

    3. Increases Fertility

    Balloon Vine has the ability to increase sperm motility and sperm count. Just having Balloon Vine regularly for 30 days increases sperm count significantly and there was increase in serum testosterone level too.

    4. Anti-Arthritic Activity

    Balloon Vine has been used for treating arthritis and this traditional use has been supported by research. Balloon Vine is given in the form of dosai or rasam to patients suffering from arthritis regularly and it greatly helps reduce the inflammation and pain.

    5. Anti-Inflammatory & Antioxidant Properties

    Balloon Vine has amazing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The flavonols, glycosides and phenols present in Balloon Vine is liable for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It also has analgesic properties (pain relieving properties) which make it very effective for reducing all kinds of inflammations.

    6. Anti-Bacterial Properties

    Balloon Vine has powerful anti-bacterial properties and all parts of the plant have anti-bacterial properties and they are effective against five strains of bacteria (Salmonella, Staphylococcus Aureus, Aeromonas, E.coli and Pseudomonas).

    7. Mosquito Repellent Properties

    Balloon Vine has the ability to repel mosquitoes when applied externally on the skin. For the study, the ethanol leaf extract was used and it repelled mosquito bites of three types of mosquitoes very effectively!

    8. Anti-Fungal Properties

    Balloon Vine also has powerful anti-fungal properties. Two chemical compounds that were responsible for the most anti-fungal activity of Balloon Vine are luteolin and rutin.

    9. Anti Convulsant Properties

    Balloon Vine has anti convulsant properties too. Balloon Vine alcohol extract when given to rats that were given electric shock reduced the convulsions greatly. For the extract the whole plant extract was used and the dosage used was 350 mg of extract for a kg of body weight.

    10. Anti-Pyretic Properties

    Balloon Vine has fever reducing properties too. It is one of the best cures for reducing malaria fever. If you are suffering from fever, cold and headache, try having a cup of warm Balloon Vine soup, it will greatly help reduce the fever and pain.

    11. Hair Growth

    Balloon Vine can be used for hair to treat itchy scalp and dandruff and for promoting hair growth. We can make homemade oil for treating dandruff using Balloon Vine. To make the oil, boil Balloon Vine with sesame oil and use that oil as massage oil before hair wash.

    12. Joint Pain

    Along with consuming Balloon Vine internally, if we use it externally we will get results fast. The best way to use it externally is by making a compress out of it. This compress can be made either with only Balloon Vine or along with vada narayan leaves which is also very good for treating joint pain.

    This poultice will give very good temporary relief from joint pains and arthritis pain. To make the compress, heat castor oil in a pan and fry the leaves in a very slow flame. Once the leaves are hot enough, take a pure white cotton cloth and place the leaves in the middle and tie it into a bundle.

    13. Cure furunculosis

    Balloon vine is a commonly used medicine to treat furunculosis in life. After the onset of illness, the fresh whole grass of the balloon vine can be ground into mud-shape, and the appropriate amount of winter honey is added to make the ointment, and then directly applied to the area of furunculosis. The ointment should be used one or two times a day and the symptoms will be considerably improved after three to five days.

    14. Cure aphtha

    Balloon vine can cure edema and relieve pain, and it can also reduce inflammation. It has a good therapeutic effect on aphtha. During the treatment, the fresh balloon vine leaves can be ground into mud-shape, and the edible salt is mixed up and then applied to the painful area. Patients can spit it out after three to five minutes, with one-to-three-time medication a day, which can speeds up the healing as well as quickly relieving pain.

    Traditional uses and benefits of Balloon Vine

    • It is used to treat rheumatism and fever, as well as tumors.
    • Boiled in water to one-third the starting volume, and the resulting decoction taken with sugar to cure urinary tract disorders and diseases, as well as laryngitis, fever, aches and pains.
    • Liquid from boiling the plant and jaggery cooled, a cloth bundle of five kinds of fennel soaked in the liquid, and roasted salt added; the resulting preparation is taken three times a day for urinary diseases, indigestion and gas, eye disorders, heart disease, uterine ailments, edema, muscle fatigue and aches, throat problems (possibly cancer), and weakness.
    • Leaf decoction can be ingested as a remedy for rheumatism or applied in oil as an embrocation.
    • Juice from the crushed leaves applied around the eyes or mixed with mother’s milk and used as eye drops to treat eye disorders caused by anemia, sore eyes, and cataracts.
    • Juice from the crushed leaves is also used to make thanakha, a paste applied to the face and body to alleviate skin disorders, such as ringworm, discoloration, and acne, as well as rashes related to menstrual irregularities.
    • Equal amounts of powder from the dried leaves and garlic clove are mixed into a paste that is rolled, dried in the sun, and used as an inhalant to clear nasal passages; it is also rubbed on the tongue and inside the mouth to heal sores, to alleviate problems caused by eating the wrong foods or from inhaling cooking fumes, and to treat bronchitis.
    • The same preparation is dissolved in sesame oil and applied topically as a remedy for skin disorders, such as scabies and eczema, edema, varicose veins, anemia, chills, and fever, as well as for thrush, indigestion, and bloating in infants.
    • Root is used as a laxative, diuretic, emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic; also administered to treat catarrh of the bladder and urinary tract.
    • It has been used in the treatment of rheumatism, nervous diseases, stiffness of the limbs and snakebite.
    • Leaves are crushed and made into a tea, which aids itchy skin.
    • Salted leaves are used as a poultice on swellings.
    • Leaf juice has been used as a treatment for earache as well.
    • Decoction of roots used as diaphoretic, and used for catarrh of the bladder in Philippines.
    • Poultice of leaves used for rheumatism, swellings, orchitis, and dropsy.
    • Leaf juice used for meatal discharges.
    • Decoction of root and leaves used for rheumatism, nervous diseases, piles, chronic bronchitis, and phthisis; also used for amenorrhea.
    • Decoction of roots used for piles and amenorrhea.
    • Fried leaves are applied to the pubis to increase menstrual flow in amenorrhea.
    • Leaves boiled in castor oil applied for rheumatism, pains, swellings, tumors of various kinds.
    • Leaves are used for pulmonary complaints in Malabar Coast.
    • In Ayurveda, used for rheumatism, fever and earache.
    • Leaves used to treat male fertility in Sri Lanka.
    • Bruised leaves are used as a cooling compress for nervous headaches in Indonesia.
    • Pills made from a paste of the whole plant are used to treat asthma in Bangladesh.
    • Decoction of the plant is used as a post-surgery wash, and a tea of the leaves is rubbed on itching skin in China.
    • An infusion of the leaves and stalk is applied as an enema to cure diarrhea and dysentery in Southern Africa.
    • Vapor of the crushed leaves is inhaled to relieve headache.
    • It is used in the treatment of rheumatism, nervous diseases, stiffness of the limbs and snakebite.
    • Leaves are rubefacient, they are applied as a poultice in the treatment of rheumatism.
    • Tea made from them is used in the treatment of itchy skin.
    • It is occasionally used in the treatment of rheumatism, lumbago and nervous diseases.
    • Get relieved from Dandruff by applying oil prepared from Balloon vine leaves.
    • The extract of Balloon Vine is a good herbal treatment for Cancer.
    • Herbal tea made from its leaves has a soothing effect on Itchy Skin.
    • If the paste of its leaves is applied on the lower Abdomen of women post-delivery it would help in removal of unwanted products from the Uterus.
    • Mixture prepared from its roots is a good herbal remedy for Hemorrhoids.

    Ayurvedic Health benefits of Balloon Vine

    • Cough : Soak some leaves of Balloon Vine in water stored in a mud pot. Drink it frequently.
    • Piles : Soak 8 to 10 Balloon Vine Leaves in a jug of water. Stored in a mud pot. Drink it frequently. OR: Fry some Balloon Vine Leaves in ghee. Apply on the affected area. Bandage.
    • Menstrual Disorders : Fry the leaves of Balloon Vine in Coconut Oil. Tie on lower abdomen for few hours. Repeat twice a day.
    • Skin Diseases: Grind One cup Balloon Vine leaves with half cup of Coconut Oil. Keep the paste in the sun and apply on the affected area.
    • Earache : Put some drops of leaf juice into the ears.
    • Rheumatism: Fry some Balloon Vine leaves in One cup of Gingerly Oil. Let it cool. Apply on the affected area.
    • Female Disorders: Fry some leaves of Balloon Vine in Castor Oil. Foment the Abdominal area with it.
      Take the fried leaves of Balloon Vine in Castor oil. Tie to the Abdomen overnight.
      It is very useful for post-delivery problems in women.
    • Arthritis: Boil leaves of Balloon Vine in Castor oil. Apply it over inflamed joints.
    • Ear Discharge: Crush leaves of Balloon Vine to obtain juice. Use it as an Ear drop.
    • Post Childbirth Problems: Grind the leaves of Balloon Vine to make paste. Apply it over lower Abdomen of the women after delivery. It helps in the expulsion of waste discharge from the Uterus.
    • Constipation: Drink 30 ml decoction of the plant once a day.
    • Hydrocele: Tie the leaves of Balloon Vine on Scrotum.
    • Anti-inflammatory: Cook leaves of Balloon Vine in Castor oil. Grind the residue. Apply it over inflamed areas.
    • Dandruff : Soak leaves of Balloon Vine in water for 4 hours. Then crush these leaves in same water. Use this water to wash your Hair. OR: Heat crushed leaves of Balloon Vine in Castor oil. Massage your scalp with it.
    • Diarrhea: Make an infusion using stem and leaves of Balloon Vine. Take 40 ml once a day when symptoms persist.
    • Dysentery : Boil 500 ml water. Add 250 g crushed leaves and stem of Balloon Vine. Let it leave for 4 hours. Drink 25 ml twice a day.
    • Emetic: Chew 2-3 Balloon Vine leaves. It helps to cause Vomiting. OR: Drink 30 ml root decoction of Balloon Vine once a day.
    • Emmenagogue: Make a root decoction of Balloon Vine. Have a cup of it after the completion of Menstrual Cycle. Take it for three days.
    • Gonorrhea: Prepare a root decoction of Balloon Vine. Consume 20 ml of it twice a day.
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis : Warm few leaves of Balloon Vine. Apply Castor oil on them. Bandage them over painful joints.
    • Syphilis: Crush few leaves of Balloon Vine to make paste. Apply this paste over Syphilitic Sores.
    • Tumors: Tie Castor oil coated warm leaves of Balloon Vine over Tumors.
    • Headache: Boil leaves of Balloon Vine in water. Inhale the steam. It will cure your Headache.
    • Piles: Take One tablespoon Balloon Vine seeds, 2 Peppers and 2 tablespoon Conch Grass. Grind with 2 tablespoons Butter. Mix the paste in one glass Butter milk and drink on an empty stomach every morning.
    • Arthritis: Take half cup each of leaves and roots of Balloon Vine. Mix with half tablespoon Cumin, 2 Black Pepper and a small piece of crushed Ginger in an earthen pot. Add 3 glasses of water. Boil till the volume is reduced to one glass. Take half a glass twice a day.
    • Asthma: Mix in a mud pot 6 tablespoons each of Balloon Vine leaves, Climbing Brinjal and a small piece of crushed Galangal root. Add One tablespoon Cumin, 4 Black Peppers and One tablespoon dried Ginger powder. Add 3 glasses of water. Boil till reduced to One glass. Take One tablespoon twice a day.
    • Cough: Mix in a mud pot 6 tablespoons each of Balloon Vine leaves, Climbing Brinjal and a small piece of crushed Galangal root. Add One tablespoon Cumin, 4 Black Peppers and One tablespoon dried Ginger powder. Add 3 glasses of water. Boil till reduced to One glass. Take One tablespoon twice a day.

    Other Facts

    • Stems can be used in basket making.
    • The attractive seeds are used as beads.
    • Leaves are reported to be used for washing clothes and the head.
    • Edible oil can be obtained from the seed.
    • Seed oil is said to have insect repellent properties and an anti-feedant action on insects.

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    https://futureyouhealth.com/knowledge-centre/sperm-health

    http://www.hear.org/pier/species/cardiospermum_halicacabum.htm

    https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9014

    http://www.floracatalana.net/cardiospermum-halicacabum-l-

    http://climbers.lsa.umich.edu/?p=444

    http://www.stuartxchange.org/ParolParolan.html

    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1377406

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    Balloon Vine facts

    Balloon Vine Quick Facts
    Name: Balloon Vine
    Scientific Name: Monstera deliciosa
    Origin Africa, the Caribbean and tropical South America
    Colors Green maturing to brown
    Shapes Balloon-like, thin-shelled, inflated, angled capsules up to 1.13 in. (3 cm) in diameter containing 3 black seeds each
    Taste Grassy, earthy, astringent, bitter
    Health benefits Anti-Ulcer benefits, Anti-Diarrheal Properties, Increases Fertility, Anti-Arthritic Activity, Anti-Inflammatory & Antioxidant Properties, Anti-Bacterial Properties, Mosquito Repellent Properties, Anti-Fungal Properties, Anti Convulsant Properties, Anti-Pyretic Properties, Hair Growth, Joint Pain, Cure furunculosis, Cure aphtha
    Name Balloon Vine
    Scientific Name Cardiospermum halicacabum
    Native Africa (i.e. Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), the Caribbean and tropical South America (i.e. Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay)
    Common Names Ambeang baek, Balloon Vine, Love-in-a-puff, Winter cherry, balloonvine heartseed, heart pea, small balloon creeper, small balloon vine, Lesser balloonvine, Small balloonvine, blue passionflower, blue passionfruit, Blister creeper, Upland Cotton
    Name in Other Languages Afrikaan: Blaasklimop
    Arabic: bikuf (bakkif) بكف (بَكِّف), Nifa (نوفة)
    Assamese: Kopal-phuta-bon,Kapal Phuta, kapaal phuta lata (কপাল ফুটা লতা)
    Australia: Small balloon vine
    Bengali: Lataphatkari Śibajhula (শিবঝুল)
    Burmese: Kularr myethci (ကုလားမျက်စိ)
    Catalan: Fanalets, Fanals, Fesolet, Llanternes
    Chinese: Dao di ling (倒地鈴), Feng chuan ge, Jin si ku lian teng, Ye ku gua, Bao fu cao, Tao ti ling
    Cook Islands: Kopupu takaviri
    Costa Rica: Amor en bolsita, farolito, globitos
    Cuba: Farolito, revienta caballos
    Danish: Ballonvin
    Dominican Republic: Toffe-toffe
    Dutch: Blaaserwt
    English: Balloonvine, Heart-pea, Lesser balloonvine, Love in a puff, Small balloonvine, Winter-cherry, blue passionflower, blue passionfruit, heartseed, small balloon creeper, Balloonvine heartseed, Blister creeper, Upland Cotton
    Fijian: Vo niu, wa niu
    Finnish: Rakkoköynnös
    French: Bonnet de prêtre, liane poc-poc, Coeur des Indes, Pois de Coeur, pois de merveille
    German: Ballonrebe, Herzsame, Ballonpflanze, Blasenerbse
    Haiti: Bonnet carré, persil bâtard, pois de merveille, pois merveille
    Hawaiian: Inalua, haleakai‘a, pōhuehue uka, pōniu
    Hindi: Kanphuti (कनफूटी), Kanphata (कनफटा), Kapalphodi (कपालफोड़ी)
    Indonesian: Paria gunung, Ketipes, Cenet
    Italian: Vesicaria del cuore, cuore delle Indie, dominicani, paternostrinie, vesicaria del cuore
    Jamaica: Heart pea, wild supple jack
    Japanese: Fûsen-kazura (フウセンカズラ)
    Kannada: Agniballi, Kakaralata, Bekkinatoddinaballi, Erumballi, agniballi (ಬೆಅಗ್ನಿಬಳ್ಳಿ), bekkina budde gida (ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಗಿಡ), bekkina toddina balli (ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತೊಡ್ಡಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ), chitaki hambu (ಚಿಟಕಿ ಹಂಬು), erumballi (ಎರುಂಬಳ್ಳಿ), jotishmati (ಜೋತಿಷ್ಮತಿ), kanakaaya (ಕನಕಾಯ), minchuballi (ಮಿಂಚುಬಳ್ಳಿ), batte kaayi balli, budda kaarana theege, buddakakaratige, eramballi, eruvaballi, irumballi, kaadatheege, kakaralata, kanakaia, kanakaiah, kangu, kangu balli, kangunge, kangunne, karkaralatha, minaju balli, minijuballi, urundeburu, yeruva balli
    Kashmiri: Hubli kul, Zool posh
    Konkani: Kanphuti (कानफुटी), kapala phodi (कपाळ फोडी)
    Lesser Antilles: Bonne kawe, bonnet care, chapeau carre, heart seed, liane persil, lyann pesi, pesi bata, sprain bush vine, wild parsley
    Malayalam: Uḻiñña (ഉഴിഞ്ഞ), Katabhi, Karavi, Uzhinja, Karuthakunni, Paluruvam, Jyotishmati, Ulincha, Valliuzhinja, jyotishmati (ജ്യോതിഷ്‌മതി), karuttakunni (കറുത്തകുന്നി), paluruvam (പാലുരുവം)
    Malasian: Peria buian, Uban kayu, Bintang berahi
    Maltese: Sfineġ, Tursien ir-riħ
    Marathi: Shibjal,Kakumardanika,Kanphuti, kanphuti (कानफुटी), kapal phodi (कपाळ फोडी)
    Nepali: Jyotismati (ज्योतिसमाति), kapaal phodi (कपाल फोडी), kesh lahara (केश लहरा)
    Netherland: Blaaserwt
    Odia: Jyotishmati (ଜ୍ଯୋତିଷ୍ମତୀ), phutu phutuka (ଫୁଟୁ ଫୁଟୁକା)
    Oriya: Sakralata
    Others: Heart Pea, Kopal phuta, Heartseed, Karuthakunni, Paluruvam, Love-in-a-puff, Balloon Vine
    Philippines: Kana, paria-aso, parol-parolan
    Polish: Miłość w obłoku, nasiona serca, winorośl balonowa
    Portuguese: Balaozinho
    Quechua: Pukuchu
    Rundi: Umurengo
    Russian: Xalikakaʙ (Халикакаб), kardiospermum khalikakabskiy (кардиоспермум халикакабский), kardiospermum khalikakabum (кардиоспермум халикакабум)
    Sanskrit: Bunu-uchchhe, Indravalli (इंद्रवल्ली), Jyotishmati, karnasphota (कर्णस्फोटा), sphutavalkali (स्फुटवल्कली), jyotir, kaka-mardanika, kakadola, kakatikta, kapolavalli, karavi, , lataphatki, modikkotan, nagna, paravata-padi, paravatanghi, sakralata, satakratulata, sita, tejavati, tejovati
    Sinhalese: Væl penela (වැල් පෙනෙල)
    South Africa: Lesser balloon vine
    Spanish: Amor en bolsita, bejuco Colorado, farolito, globitos, revienta caballo, alfombrilla, bejuco de orinar, bejuco tronador, bolsilla, bombilla, hierba de los farolitos, hierba del chivato, hierba del golpe, huevo de gato, rayó, revienta caballo, tronador, ballerina, colochero, bobo
    Swedish: Ballongranka
    Tahitian: Vinivinio
    Tamil: Muṭakkottāṉ (முடக்கொத்தான்), Kottavan, Mudakattan, Modikkottan, korravan (கொற்றவன்), mutakkorran (முடக்கொற்றான்), alappukkorrran, alappukku, analappirapam, ankapati, arattai, ataralappu, atinayanan, attankoti, camuttira, camuttiratoyam, camuttirotayam, cancivimeti, cancivimetikkoti, cempam, cevikkotiyal, ciliyakkai, ciliyakkaikkoti, ciliyanai, coliyan, cotismati, cukattam, cukattan, cukattan, cutcumavalli, cutukatumittan, cutukaturaiyan, erikkoti, intiravalli, intiyavalli, irattapati, kanakappirapai, kirivattiyam, korran, korrankoti, kotikkottan, kottavan, kuppaimulikai, kuppaimulikaikkoti, lottan, lottankoti, makotaracurupi, mantalakarakam, matappalippuntu, melliyakottan, melliyakottankoti, modakhethan, moddacoatan, modikkottan, mooda cottan, mooda-cottan, mudakattan, mudakithan, mudakkaruthan, mudakkaruththaan, mudakkatran, mudakkattran, mudakkothan, mudakothan, mudakottan, mudukkottan, mudukottam, mukamottaimuli, mutakarran, mutakkarran, mutakkaruttan, mutakkaruttan, mutakkaruttankoti, mutakkattan, mutakkattankoti, mutakkorran, mutakkoruttan, mutakkottan, mutakkottan, mutakkurran, mutarkurran, mutkkattan, muttaittukki, muttaittukkikkoti, nakanam, nakanam, nantai, nimpatecam, nimpateci, nimpatecikkoti, nipalam, patantiravalli, payiravi, periyavilai, periyayilaimudakottan, pirotta, pokkanapantukkikkoti, pokkanappicci, samuttiradoyan, samuttiram, siliyanai, tecovam, tekamataraci, tiptam, tirakamulakakkoti, tirakamulakam, tirakamulam, tiramulam, tirkkamulam, tirukumulam, varutakakkoti, varutakam, vatanaci, vicuvakenti, visaantaravatanaci, yintiriyavallikoti
    Telegu: Ekkudutige, Buddakakara, Kasaritige, Jyotishmatitige, buddakakara (బుడ్డకాకర), jyotishmati (జ్యోతిష్మతి) allena, buddakakkira, booddakankaraakkoo, budda boosara, budda gudichi, budda kakara, buddakaakara, buddakakara, buddakankarakoo, budduva, ekkkuduthige, ekkudutige, jyothishmathige, jyotishmatitige, kaasarithige, kasaritige, kash, nalla goolesenda, nallagolisyanda, nallagolisyandu, nallagoolisienda, nallagulisinda, nallagulivinda, nellagoolisienda, nellagulisetenda, paatalithivva, patali tivva, patalitivva, thella gurivinda, ullenathige, ullenatige, upparintha, vekkuditege, vekkuduthige, vekkudutige, vullingatheega
    Thai: Kok kra om (โคกกระออม), Pho on, Luupleep khruea
    Tibetan: Ka ke da (ཀ་ཀེ་ད)
    Tulu: Urunde booru (ಉರುಂಡೆ ಬೂರು)
    Vietnamese: Taafm phong, Chufm phong
    Plant Growth Habit Long-lived scrambling, deciduous woody, perennial to annual many branched, creeping, or climbing vine
    Growing Climates Prefers moist thickets, waste places, riverbanks, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites, plantations, forest margins, woodland, grassland, floodplains, rocky sites, pastures, cultivated areas, riparian zones, shrub lands
    Plant Size Up to 10 ft. (3 m) long
    Root Shallow with a long, woody taproot.
    Stem Stems are hairy, initially thin and green with ribs often streaked red. In maturity the stem changes to pale brown before thickening to become woody
    Leaf Leaves are trifoliate, and 5 to 9 centimeters long. Leaflets are ovate to lanceolate, and 1 to 5 centimeters long, with coarsely toothed or lobed margins
    Flowering season July to August
    Flower Small, white, and about 2.5 millimeters long. Sepals are 4, concave, the outer ones small. Petals are 4, two larger ones usually adhering to the sepals and with an emarginate scale above the base, the smaller 2 ones distant from the stamens.
    Fruit Shape & Size Balloon-like, thin-shelled, inflated, angled capsules up to 1.13 in. (3 cm) in diameter containing 3 black seeds each, with a white heart-shaped scar
    Fruit Color Green maturing to brown
    Seed Black, opaque, smooth with a white, finely porous heart–shaped spot at the micropyle and measures 5 mm in diameter
    Propagation By seed and softwood cuttings
    Flavor/Aroma  
    Taste Grassy, earthy, astringent, bitter, and slightly salty taste
    Plant Parts Used Whole plant, ripe seeds, leaves, root
    Season August to October
    Health Benefits
    • Anti-Ulcer benefits
    • Anti-Diarrheal Properties
    • Increases Fertility
    • Anti-Arthritic Activity
    • Anti-Inflammatory & Antioxidant Properties
    • Anti-Bacterial Properties
    • Mosquito Repellent Properties
    • Anti-Fungal Properties
    • Anti Convulsant Properties
    • Anti-Pyretic Properties
    • Hair Growth
    • Joint Pain
    • Cure furunculosis
    • Cure aphtha
    Culinary uses
    • Young leaves can be cooked as vegetables.
    • Leaves and young shoots are cooked and used as a spinach.
    • Oil can be obtained from the seed.
    Precautions
    • If had in excess, it will cause stomach problems.
    • Avoid use during Pregnancy.

    Balloon Vine Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Cardiospermum halicacabum

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Super Division Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Sub Division Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
    Sub-Class Rosidae
    Super Order Rosanae
    Order Sapindales
    Family Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
    Genus Cardiospermum L. (balloonvine)
    Species Cardiospermum halicacabum L. (balloon vine)
    Synonyms
    • Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze
    • Cardiospermum glabrum Schum. & Thonn.
    • Cardiospermum halicacabum var. grandiflorum A.Chev.
    • Cardiospermum halicacabum var. luridum (BI.) Adelb.
    • Cardiospermum luridum Bl.
    • Cardiospermum microspermum E.Mey.
    • Cardiospermum moniliferum Sw.
    • Cardiospermum moniliferum Sw. ex Steud.
    • Cardiospermum truncatum A.Rich.
    • Corindum halicacabum Medic.
    • Physalis corymbosa Noronha
    • Physalis halicacabum Noronha
    • Rhodiola biternata Lour.
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