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'''Vishagni''' is a small tree that can grow up to 8m with light green glossy leaves with wavy margins. The leaves are arranged in whorls of 3-6 along the stem.
.[[Western ghats]]
==Uses==
{{Uses|cobra bite}}, {{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|epilepsy}}, {{Uses|fever}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=adda sarpa|ml=analivegam, othalam, theeppala|sa=Vishagni, anadana, raja-adana|ta=palamunnipalai, sinnappalai|te=edaakula paala, edakula pala, gandu ganneru|hi=Vishagni|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Whorled|Leaves 12-20 x 1.2-3 cm, linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node, lateral nerves many, very close.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Terminal cymes|20cm across|White|5|Flowering and fruiting is from February to August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Hirsute|6-8 cm long|Follicle 2-angled, acute.|Seeds smooth|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
Drained, Rich in nutrients.
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist deciduous forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Alstonia venenata 5Dsr 5850.jpg|Flowers
Alstonia venenata (8294491630).jpg|Leaves
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (4).jpg|Young follicles
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (5).jpg|Dehisced follicles
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=alstonia+venenata&gesp=139%7CAlstonia+venenata+R.BR. "Vernacular names"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/alstonia-venenata.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
'''Vishagni''' is a small tree that can grow up to 8m with light green glossy leaves with wavy margins. The leaves are arranged in whorls of 3-6 along the stem.
.[[Western ghats]]
==Uses==
{{Uses|cobra bite}}, {{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|epilepsy}}, {{Uses|fever}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=adda sarpa|ml=analivegam, othalam, theeppala|sa=Vishagni, anadana, raja-adana|ta=palamunnipalai, sinnappalai|te=edaakula paala, edakula pala, gandu ganneru|hi=Vishagni|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Whorled|Leaves 12-20 x 1.2-3 cm, linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node, lateral nerves many, very close.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Terminal cymes|20cm across|White|5|Flowering and fruiting is from February to August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Hirsute|6-8 cm long|Follicle 2-angled, acute.|Seeds smooth|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
Drained, Rich in nutrients.
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist deciduous forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Alstonia venenata 5Dsr 5850.jpg|Flowers
Alstonia venenata (8294491630).jpg|Leaves
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (4).jpg|Young follicles
Alstonia venenata - Poison Devil Tree - at Mannavan Shola, Anamudi Shola National Park, Kerala (5).jpg|Dehisced follicles
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=alstonia+venenata&gesp=139%7CAlstonia+venenata+R.BR. "Vernacular names"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/alstonia-venenata.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
