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[[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), 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|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Pain relief}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==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|kn=bugudi Bugudi balli, bugudi Bugudi hambu, isa Isa mallige|ml=attukottappalaAttukottappala|sa=Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa|ta=|te=Nagamalle, Nityamalle|hi=Dudhibel|en=}}
==Properties==
File:Vallaris solanacea 04.JPG|Leaves
File:Vallaris solanacea (Vish Vallari) in Hyderabad W IMG 8236.jpg|Flowers
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-27</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=6962"Morphology"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259139657_Botany_uses_phytochemistry_ "Uses"]</ref>
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