Cissampelos pareira Linn.
Common name	Abuta
Botanical Name	Cissampelos pareira Linn.
Vernacular name	English- Velvet leaf Hindi- Akanandi Gujarati- Kalipath Sanskrit- Ambasthaki
Family	Menisperrnaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Root
Chemical Constituents	Alkaloids, saponin, flavonols, quaternary ammonium bases and sterols
Therapeutic uses	Used in the treatment of chronic non-healing ulcers and sinuses. In the treatment of chronic skin diseases and in treatment of poisonous bites.