Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Vallaris Solanacea - Asphota, Navamallika"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{stub}}
+
[[File:Vallaris solanacea (2464292120).jpg|thumb|right|''Asphota, Navamallika'']]
−
'''Asphoṭa''' consists of the dried root pieces of Vallaris solanacea Kuntze syn. V.heynei Spreng. (Fam. Apocynaceae), a large woody climbing shrub, occurring wild in subtropical Himalayan forests, up to an altitude of 1500 m and on the Konkan coast and further south; often cultivated in the gardens as an ornamental plant due to its fragrant white flowers.
+
'''Asphoṭa''' consists of the dried root pieces of Vallaris solanacea Kuntze syn. V.heynei Spreng. It is a large woody climbing shrub, occurring wild in subtropical Himalayan forests, up to an altitude of 1500 m and on the Konkan coast and further south, often cultivated in the gardens as an ornamental plant due to its fragrant white flowers. This plant is belongs to Apocynaceae family.<ref name="Plant family"/>
−
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
−
{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.
+
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Pain relief}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
−
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
+
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
−
<ref name="chemical composition"/>
+
V. solanacea, glycosides of vallaroside, solanoside, vallarosolanoside, 16-deacetyl-16-anhydro-acoschimperoside P, mono-O-acetyl-acoschimperoside P, mono-O-acetyl-vallaroside and mono-O-acetyl-solanoside have been reported.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
−
 
+
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
−
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa|ta=|te=Nagamalle, Nityamalle|hi=Dudhibel|en=}}
+
{{Common names|kn=Bugudi balli, Bugudi hambu, Isa mallige|ml=Attukottappala|sa=Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa|ta=|te=Nagamalle, Nityamalle|hi=Dudhibel|en=}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
Line 30: Line 29:
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
−
{{Habit|}}
+
{{Habit|Climbing shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
−
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
+
{{Leaf|Elliptic|Oppositely arranged|2 – 15 cm long and 0.8 – 6 cm wide}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
−
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
+
{{Flower|Inflorescence|2.5 – 10.2 cm long|Flowers are cream or pale green coloured||Stamens are inserted at the center of the flower and filament is 0.12 – 0.26 mm long}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
−
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
+
{{Fruit|Follicle|8 - 14 cm long and 1.5 - 3.5 cm wide|||Seed is elliptical|Fruits are sometimes only formed from one carpel}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
Line 50: Line 49:
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
−
{{Propagation|}}
+
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Line 56: Line 55:
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
−
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
+
{{Commonly seen|Terrestrial}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Monsoonal area}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 +
File:Vallaris solanacea 04.JPG|Leaves
 +
File:Vallaris solanacea (Vish Vallari) in Hyderabad W IMG 8236.jpg|Flowers
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
Line 65: Line 66:
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
 
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-27</ref>
 
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-27</ref>
−
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
+
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=6962 Morphology]</ref>
−
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
+
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259139657_Botany_uses_phytochemistry_ Uses]</ref>
 +
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:257</ref>
 +
 
 +
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 +
 
 +
<ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bread%20Flower.html Common names]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
−
 
+
*[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265643  Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on india biodiversity.org]
 +
*[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=6962  Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on flora fauna web]
 +
*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bread%20Flower.html  Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on flowers of india.net]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 +
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
 +
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
 +
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]

Latest revision as of 19:27, 31 August 2020

Asphota, Navamallika

Asphoṭa consists of the dried root pieces of Vallaris solanacea Kuntze syn. V.heynei Spreng. It is a large woody climbing shrub, occurring wild in subtropical Himalayan forests, up to an altitude of 1500 m and on the Konkan coast and further south, often cultivated in the gardens as an ornamental plant due to its fragrant white flowers. This plant is belongs to Apocynaceae family.[1]

Uses

Inflammation, Malaria, Diarrhea, Pain relief.[2]

Parts Used

Roots, Bark.

Chemical Composition

V. solanacea, glycosides of vallaroside, solanoside, vallarosolanoside, 16-deacetyl-16-anhydro-acoschimperoside P, mono-O-acetyl-acoschimperoside P, mono-O-acetyl-vallaroside and mono-O-acetyl-solanoside have been reported.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bugudi balli, Bugudi hambu, Isa mallige
Hindi Dudhibel
Malayalam Attukottappala
Tamil
Telugu Nagamalle, Nityamalle
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa
English

[4]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṣāya

Guna

Rūkṣa, Laghu

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Vātahara, Vraṇaṣodhaka

Prabhava

Habit

Climbing shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Elliptic Oppositely arranged 2 – 15 cm long and 0.8 – 6 cm wide

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Inflorescence 2.5 – 10.2 cm long Flowers are cream or pale green coloured Stamens are inserted at the center of the flower and filament is 0.12 – 0.26 mm long

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Follicle 8 - 14 cm long and 1.5 - 3.5 cm wide Seed is elliptical Fruits are sometimes only formed from one carpel

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Terrestrial, Tropical area, Sub-Tropical area, Monsoonal area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:257
  2. ↑ Uses
  3. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-27
  4. ↑ Common names
  5. ↑ Morphology
  6. ↑ [Cultivation]

External Links

Retrieved from "https://ayurwiki.org/index.php?title=Vallaris_Solanacea_-_Asphota,_Navamallika&oldid=51963"