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[[File:(Helicteres isora) East Indian screw tree seed at Kambalakonda 09.JPG|thumb|right|''Avartani'', ''Helicteres isora'']]
 
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'''Avartani''' is a shrub or small tree that can reach a height of up to 8 metres, but is more likely to be 4 metres or less in height. Gathered from the wild and used locally as a medicine, the plant has also been experimentally cultivated as a fibre plant in India.
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'''Avartani''' is a shrub or small tree. It can grow up to 8 metres tall. It is gathered from the wild and used locally as a medicine, the plant has also been experimentally cultivated as a fibre plant in India.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Intestinal parasites}}
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{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Intestinal parasites}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=aavarthini, edamuri, bhootakaralu, yedamuri|ml=ishvaramuli, itampirivalampiri, valampiri|sa=avartani, mrgasrngi, |ta=edampuri, pirimurukku, valampurikai|te=aadasamanthi, adivichamanthi, peddasamanthi, shyaamali|hi=marodphali, marorphali|en=Indian screw tree}}
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{{Common names|kn=Aavarthini, Edamuri, Bhootakaralu, Yedamuri|ml=Ishvaramuli, Itampirivalampiri, Valampiri|sa=Avartani, Mrgasrngi, |ta=Edampuri, Pirimurukku, Valampurikai|te=Aadasamanthi, Adivichamanthi, Peddasamanthi, Shyaamali|hi=Marodphali, Marorphali|en=Indian screw tree}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|5-12 x 3-8 cm, obovate to suborbicular, apex acute or acuminate, base cordate, margin irregularly crenate- serrate; 3-5-nerved at the base, scabrous above and stellately tomentose  below; petioles to 1.2 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|5-12 x 3-8 cm, obovate to suborbicular, apex acute or acuminate, base cordate, margin irregularly crenate- serrate; 3-5-nerved at the base.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes|Red|10|bracts 2-3 mm long, linear, 2 brown glands present in the axil of bracts; pedicel to 6 mm long. Calyx slightly yellow, persistent, tubular, splitting in to 5 irregular lobes; tube 1.5-2 cm long , densely stellate hairy without. Petals 5, unequal, 2-2.5 cm long, obovate, clawed, crimson, fading to pale blue. Staminal column 3-3.5 cm long, cylindric; stamens 10 ; staminodes 5. Ovary 2-2.5 mm long, placed at tip of gynophore, 5-lobed, 5-celled; ovules many; style 5; stigma subulate. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes|Red|10|Bracts 2-3 mm long, linear, 2 brown glands present in the axil of bracts.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Follicles|4-6 cm long|spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose, beaked||seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled.}}
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{{Fruit|Follicles|4-6 cm long|Spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose, beaked||Seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled.}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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H. isora is easily propagated by seed, but vegetative propagation with stem cuttings is also possible. Seeds may be sown in a nursery and the seedlings planted out into the field later. Close planting, with e.g. distances of 60-90 cm, results in long, straight stems, whereas wider planting leads to profuse branching and thus lower fibre quality. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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H. isora is easily propagated by seed, but vegetative propagation with stem cuttings is also possible.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/03/helicteres-isora-avartani-uses-dose-research-side-effects/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/03/helicteres-isora-avartani-uses-dose-research-side-effects/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Helicteres_isora_(PROSEA) Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Helicteres_isora_(PROSEA) Cultivation details]</ref>
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Revision as of 14:56, 15 May 2020

Avartani, Helicteres isora

Avartani is a shrub or small tree. It can grow up to 8 metres tall. It is gathered from the wild and used locally as a medicine, the plant has also been experimentally cultivated as a fibre plant in India.

Uses

Diarrhea, Dysentery, Intestinal parasites.[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Root, Fruit

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aavarthini, Edamuri, Bhootakaralu, Yedamuri
Hindi Marodphali, Marorphali
Malayalam Ishvaramuli, Itampirivalampiri, Valampiri
Tamil Edampuri, Pirimurukku, Valampurikai
Telugu Aadasamanthi, Adivichamanthi, Peddasamanthi, Shyaamali
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Avartani, Mrgasrngi,
English Indian screw tree

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate 5-12 x 3-8 cm, obovate to suborbicular, apex acute or acuminate, base cordate, margin irregularly crenate- serrate; 3-5-nerved at the base.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes Red 10 Bracts 2-3 mm long, linear, 2 brown glands present in the axil of bracts.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Follicles 4-6 cm long Spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose, beaked Seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled. {{{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

H. isora is easily propagated by seed, but vegetative propagation with stem cuttings is also possible.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Young leaves

  • Matured leaves

  • Flower

  • Roots

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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