HARVESTED PATAWALI

In the above pictures, you see the Patawali vines that my colleague, librarians and I had harvested from the plant that had been uprooted.  We cut the vines and further cut them into lengths of about an inch before putting them out to dry on a mat.  The vines will be given to people who are interested. A few of the teachers had already gotten the vines from us.
For your information, the Patawali plant is also known as Akar Seruntun, Brotowali and Batang Wali.  Its botanic name is Tinospora crispa (Miers).  It is used in traditional medicine for worms, stomachache, fever, high blood pressure, diabetes and gonorrhoea.
To de-worm a child, one needs to boil a glass about an inch of the vine.  The concoction is then sieved before feeding it to the child.  Drinking the concoction is also said to help prevent malaria as the blood of the person will taste bitter to the mosquito.  The concoction mixed with sulphur is also used for washing sores. In the Phillipines, the Patawali is used to treat mental illnesses.
By the way, I was told that there are some people who eat the vine raw.  I tried eating it and believe me, it was really BITTER.
Reference: http://www.melur.com/myherba.asp?plant_id=47