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[[File:Abrus precatorius (1463017430).jpg|thumb|right|''Abrus precatorius'', '' Gunjaa'']]
[[File:IndianLicorice 7899.JPG|thumb|right|''Gulaganji'']]
'''Abrus precatorius''' is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds. By ==Uses== {{Uses|migraines}}, {{Uses|headaches}}, {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|piles}}, {{Uses|burning sensation}}, {{Uses|perspiration problems}}, {{Uses|burning sensation in the end of the twentieth centuryvagina}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root tubers}}. ==Chemical Composition==Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, it had been proclaimed as an invasive weed in many regions including some in Belizeheterophyllisin, Caribbean Islandsheterophyllidine, Hawaiiand hetidine.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Ativisa|ml=Ativisam|sa=Ativisha|ta=Atividyam|te=Ati visa|hi=Atis|en=Indian Atees}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|glabrous|sessile|The leaves are variable in shape and size}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white–violet|10-18|Flowers are Large, Polynesia hooded and parts occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome||s|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the mainland United Statessaplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Tuber segment}}. In Florida ==How to plant/cultivate==The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in particulargardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the plant has invaded undisturbed pinelands related hellebores and hammocksdelphiniums, including and can grow in the vulnerable pine rocklandsshade of trees.Once Abrus precatorius plants have grown <ref name="How to maturity under favourable conditionsplant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Belize}}, their deep roots are extremely difficult to remove{{Commonly seen|Caribbean Islands}}, and the plants' aggressive growth{{Commonly seen|Hawaii}}, hard-shelled seeds{{Commonly seen|pinelands}}, and ability to sucker, renders an infestation extremely difficult to eradicate and makes it very difficult to prevent re-infestation{{Commonly seen|hammocks}}.
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