Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. Family _ Sapindaceae. Habitat _ Throughout the plains of India, as a wild climber. English _ (Balloon Vine), Winter Cherry, Heartseed. Ayurvedic _ Kaakatiktaa, Kaakaadani, Karnsphotaa, Shatakratulataa. Unani _ Habb-e-Qilqil. ? Action _ Used in rheumatism, lumbago, skeletal fractures, nervous diseases, amenorrhoea, haemorrhoids, erysipelas. The herb is used in hairoils for treating dandruff, alopecia and for darkening hair. The plant extract showed significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity and sedative effect on CNS. The drug also showed (transient) vasodepressant activity. Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, sterols; leaves contain a triterpene ester, beta-amyrin, hexacosanol, taraxerol, beta-sitosterol, quercetin and taraxeryl acetate. Careya herbacea Roxb., a related species, is known as Kumbhaadu-lataa in Bengal. Dosage _ Bark?50?100 ml decoction. ? ? ? Use of Cardiospermum Halicacabum Cardiospermum Halicacabum Use #1 It wa