ABSTRACT
In Ayurvedic Materia Medica, Cycela peltata Lam. and Stephania hernandifolia (Willd) Walp. are taken as brahat patha. Cissampelos pareira, C. peltata and S. hernandifolia are members of family Menispermaceae.7 As per Ayurvedic herbology, brhat patha is bitter, astringent and beneficial in blood-borne diseases and polyuria.8 Some authors have indicated C. peltata as a possible substitute for C. pareira.9
