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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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lanceolin, stenodactylin, and volkensin<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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Several species are used in African [[Traditional medicine]]. Various parts of A. cissampeloides are used to treat many conditions, including gastrointestinal problems, inflammation, pain, fever, malaria, leprosy, scabies, cholera, anemia, bronchitis, sexually transmitted diseases, menorrhagia, and mental illness. It is used both as an abortifacient and to prevent miscarriage. A. dinklagei leaves are ingested to treat palpitations. The leaves of A. tricostata are used to treat fever. The leaves or leaf sap of A. bequaertii are taken to treat headache, mental illness, and possession. A. lobata stems are applied to sites of Guinea worm infection during extraction of the worm. It is also used as an enema and an aphrodisiac.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=kaadu tonde|ml=karimutukk|sa=vidari|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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A. cissampeloides is used as a fish poison and arrow poison. The red-colored sap is used as a cosmetic. The stems can be made into rope. The crushed twigs or smoke from burning roots can be used to calm honeybees during honey harvest.
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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==Common name==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|large|Stems are thick at nodes, leaf large and deeply palmately lobed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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* '''ENGLISH''' - Hondala
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===Flower===
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* '''KANNADA''' - ಕಾಡು ತೊಂಡೆ ; ಕೆಂಪು ಚೆಂಡು ಹೂವಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish|5-20|Flowers are large, greenish, bell-shaped with petals curled back. Fruit is green when immature, orange when ripe}}
  
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== References ==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||4-8cm rounded|fruit is partly responsible for the accidental poisoning among children||many}}
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<ref name="Adenia">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenia wikipedia]</ref>
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===Other features===
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</references>
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.
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Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|shrublands}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodlands}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|floodplains}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.medicinalplantsindia.com/hondala.html "medicinal plants"]</ref>
  
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==External link==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hondala.html "flowers of india"]</ref>
  
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hondala.html flowers of india]]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/260969]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/8112]
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* [http://natureconservation.in/description-and-medicinal-uses-of-azadirachta-indica-neem/]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/azadirachta-indica]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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Adenia hondala

Adenia [1] is a genus of Flowering plants in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It is distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The centers of diversity are in Madagascar, eastern and western tropical Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus name Adenia comes from "aden", reported as the Arabic name for the plant by Peter Forsskål, the author of the genus.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[2]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

lanceolin, stenodactylin, and volkensin[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada kaadu tonde
Hindi
Malayalam karimutukk
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit vidari
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple large Stems are thick at nodes, leaf large and deeply palmately lobed

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long greenish 5-20 Flowers are large, greenish, bell-shaped with petals curled back. Fruit is green when immature, orange when ripe

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
4-8cm rounded fruit is partly responsible for the accidental poisoning among children many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

shrublands, open woodlands, grasslands, floodplains.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Adenia
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  3. ↑ "medicinal plants"
  4. ↑ "flowers of india"
  5. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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