- Botanical name: Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn.
- Family : Sapindaceae
- Tamil : Mudakatthaan
- Hindi : Bari-chirmi
- Malayalam : Uzhinja
- English : Balloon vine
- Habit : The plant is a slender climbing herb featuring alternate, biternate compound leaves with acuminate leaflets. It is characterized by small, white, zygomorphic flowers and distinct, inflated, membranous, balloon-like capsules (fruits) containing small, black, globose seeds.
- Distribution : Found in tropical and subtropical regions across Africa, Australia, North America, and South Asia.
- Useful part : Fruit, Flower, Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Katu, Tikta
- Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Vata pitta shamaka, Shothahara, Shoolahara, Vishaghna, Dipana
- Indications : Sandhivata, Shoola, Shotha,Vishavikara
- Dose : Juice – 10-15 ml
Root Powder- 3-5g
Kwatha- 50-75ml
- Formulations : Neelibringadi Taila,Triphaladi kera taila
WHOLE PLANT

