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Ceropegia bulbosa

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Ceropegia bulbosa is a perennial climbing plant. The plant is often harvested from the wild for its edible leaves and tuber, which are eaten locally.

Uses

Indigestion.

Food

Ceropegia bulbosa can be used in food. Tubers are eaten raw and leaves are cooked as vegetable[1].

Parts Used

Young stems, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bittiruka, Halike
Hindi Hedulo, Khadula
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu Batchali dumpa
Marathi Ankalodya, Gayala
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Ankalodya
English Bulbous Ceropegia


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Ceropegia bulbosa contains the Following nutritional components like -Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium[1]

Habit

Perennial climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Cultivation Details

Ceropegia bulbosa is available through July-October[1].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grows amongst bushes, Dry barren uncultivated ground.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.46, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]

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