Nature Medicine- Balloon Vines - Mudakathan Kerai- Cardiospermum Halicacabum
Balloon Vines - Cardiospermum Halicacabum முடக்கத்தான் கீரை (Tamil), Harivay Soppu (Kannada) In each of his programmes, Dr. Sakthi Subramanian impresses upon us the old Tamil proverb which goes as "Food is medicine, medicine is food" ( உணவே மருந்து, மருந்தே உணவு ). In this blog I share with you a rough translation of the programme Dr. Sakthi Subramanian Ayya's Naatu Maruthuvam on SUN TV. This particular programme is on Balloon Vines or Mudakatha Kerai as it is know in Tamil for the benefit of non-Tamil speaking people as well. All credits go to Dr. Sakthi Subramanian and as per his request on his programme, wish to spread his word and knowledge on nature medicine. Mudakathan kerai as it is popularly known in Tamil is also known by it's scientific name Cardiospermum Halicacabum ). Other names in some of the Indian languages are Harivay Soppu (Kannada), Kanphata ( कनफूटी - Hindi), Kapaphodi ( कपालफोड़ी-Marathi ) and Indravalli ( इंद्रवल्ली -Sanskrit) . I...