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[[File:Gumbadvel (Gujarati- ગુંબડવેલ) (2442300347).jpg|thumb|right|''vachagandha'', ''Ipomoea obscura'']]
 
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'''vachagandha''', is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 metres long and 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It also has ornamental value as a climber with attractive flowers.
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'''vachagandha''' is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 metres long and 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It also has ornamental value as a climber with attractive flowers.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Sores and pustules}}, <ref name="Uses 1"/> {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Improves difficult breathing}}, {{Uses|Relieves pain}} <ref name="Uses 2"/>
 
{{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Sores and pustules}}, <ref name="Uses 1"/> {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Improves difficult breathing}}, {{Uses|Relieves pain}} <ref name="Uses 2"/>
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=bilichita bogari, bokadi mooguthi balli|ml=cherutali, tirutali|sa=laksmana, vachagandha|ta=chirutali, cirutali, kuruguttal|te=golla jiddu aaku, nalla kokkita|hi=pan-bel
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{{Common names|kn=Bilichita bogari, Bokadi mooguthi balli|ml=Cherutali, Tirutali|sa=Laksmana, Vachagandha|ta=Chirutali, Cirutali, Kuruguttal|te=Golla jiddu aaku, Nalla kokkita|hi=Pan-bel
 
|en=Obscure morning glory}}
 
|en=Obscure morning glory}}
 
<ref name="Common names"/>
 
<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, apex acuminate, base cordate, pubescent or glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole to 3 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, apex acuminate, base cordate, pubescent or glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole to 3 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or subumbellate cymes|Pale yellow, throat purplish|5| pedicel to 1-1.5 cm long.  Sepals 4-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute-apiculate.  Corolla yellowish, throat purplish, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 cm across, campanulate.  Stamens 5, villous at base.  Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, conical; stigma capitate. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or subumbellate cymes|Pale yellow, throat purplish|5|Pedicel to 1-1.5 cm long.  Sepals 4-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute-apiculate.  Corolla yellowish, throat purplish, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 cm across, campanulate.  Stamens 5, villous at base.  Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, conical; stigma capitate. }}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Capsule|6 - 8 mm across||seeds 5 mm long, ovoid, black, thinly pubescent|}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|6 - 8 mm across||Seeds 5 mm long, ovoid, black, thinly pubescent|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===

Revision as of 18:11, 20 May 2020

vachagandha, Ipomoea obscura

vachagandha is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 metres long and 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It also has ornamental value as a climber with attractive flowers.

Uses

Dysentery, Sores and pustules, [1] Snake bites, Improves difficult breathing, Relieves pain [2]

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bilichita bogari, Bokadi mooguthi balli
Hindi Pan-bel
Malayalam Cherutali, Tirutali
Tamil Chirutali, Cirutali, Kuruguttal
Telugu Golla jiddu aaku, Nalla kokkita
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Laksmana, Vachagandha
English Obscure morning glory

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate 2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, apex acuminate, base cordate, pubescent or glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole to 3 cm long.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Solitary or subumbellate cymes Pale yellow, throat purplish 5 Pedicel to 1-1.5 cm long. Sepals 4-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute-apiculate. Corolla yellowish, throat purplish, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 cm across, campanulate. Stamens 5, villous at base. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, conical; stigma capitate.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 6 - 8 mm across Seeds 5 mm long, ovoid, black, thinly pubescent {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Can be easily grown from seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Flower

  • Capsule

  • Capsules

  • Habitat

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Uses
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ Botonic description

External Links

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