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'''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.

==Uses==
{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}.

==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa|ta=|te=Nagamalle, Nityamalle|hi=Dudhibel|en=}}

==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==
{{Habit|Climbing shrub}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Elliptic|Oppositely arranged|2 – 15 cm long and 0.8 – 6 cm wide}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{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|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==
*[[Vajraka Taila]], [[Abhayā Lavaṇa]] 

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|}}

==How to plant/cultivate==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Terrestrial}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Monsoonal area}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<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="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
*[https://india biodiversity.org/species/show/265643 Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on india biodiversity.org]
*[https://flora fauna web.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=6962 Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on flora fauna web]
*[http://www.flowers of india.net/catalog/slides/Bread%20Flower.html Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze on flowers of india.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]