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[[File:Gumbadvel (Gujarati- ગુંબડવેલ) (2442300347).jpg|thumb|right|''vachagandha'', ''Ipomoea obscura'']]
'''vachagandha''', is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 metres long and 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It also has ornamental value as a climber with attractive flowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Sores and pustules}}, <ref name="Uses 1"/> {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Improves difficult breathing}}, {{Uses|Relieves pain}} <ref name="Uses 2"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=bilichita Bilichita bogari, bokadi Bokadi mooguthi balli|ml=cherutaliCherutali, tirutaliTirutali|sa=laksmanaLaksmana, vachagandhaVachagandha|ta=chirutaliChirutali, cirutaliCirutali, kuruguttalKuruguttal|te=golla Golla jiddu aaku, nalla Nalla kokkita|hi=panPan-bel
|en=Obscure morning glory}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, apex acuminate, base cordate, pubescent or glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole to 3 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or subumbellate cymes|Pale yellow, throat purplish|5| pedicel Pedicel to 1-1.5 cm long. Sepals 4-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute-apiculate. Corolla yellowish, throat purplish, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 cm across, campanulate. Stamens 5, villous at base. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, conical; stigma capitate. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|6 - 8 mm across||seeds Seeds 5 mm long, ovoid, black, thinly pubescent|}}
===Other features===
