👀 Cayratia mollissima

Traditional Herbs from Cayratia mollissima

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• Wash fresh fruit until clean.
• Crush the fruit into a smooth paste.
• Apply it to the part of the body that is swollen.

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• Take fresh leaves and wash them clean.
• Boil water in a pan, add the leaves, boil for about 5-10 minutes
• Apply the boiled water to the skin to give a cooling effect.

What is Cayratia mollissima Looks like??

Parts of Cayratia mollissima that could be used

• Leaves
• Fruits

Cayratia mollissima Distribution

It is a native plant from Singapore, spread across Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. Grapes contain high levels of calcium oxalate, which causes itching if eaten raw. Grapes are usually used as local medicinal plants.
Agroecology of Cayratia mollissima
Generally it can be found growing wild in marginal forests. Lives in tropical to subtropical climates. Requires full sunlight. Grapes can grow in fertile, clay and moist soil.
Morphology of Cayratia mollissima

• Hairy stem and 1 cm in diameter, green tendrils.
• Spiral leaves, trifoliate (3 leaflets), oval with toothed edges, hairy lower surface.
• Compound flowers in leaf axils, 4 bluish green petals, white disc , and a cup-shaped structure formed by the persistent outer part of the flower (petal).
• Fruits are round, 22-30 in number, 20\u201327 mm, 2-4 seeds each ripe pink.

Cultivation of Cayratia mollissima

• Generative propagation (seeds).
• Not yet widely cultivated, seeds spread with the help of animals (birds) that eat the fruit.

Cayratia mollissima, more details :

Chemical Content of Cayratia mollissima
Calcium oxalate (poison), there is not much information about the active ingredient content.
Benefits of Cayratia mollissima
Treating swelling, labor pain, fever, cold lotion.
Simplisia of Cayratia mollissima

• Wash the grape leaves until clean.
• Air dry in an open, clean place.
• After dry, store in airtight plastic.

Another Facts for Cayratia mollissima :

Synonym of Cayratia mollissima
Cayratia geniculata (Blume) Gagnep., Cayratia rhodocarpa (Blume) Gagnep., Cayratia wrayi (King) Gagnep.
Habitus of Cayratia mollissima
Creepers. Vining plant, annual, stem length reaches 2-10 m
Habitat of Cayratia mollissima

• Forest