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==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The chemical components of volatile oil from Mikania micrantha were analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-two compounds were identified, and monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes as well as alcohol and ketone with their derivatives were major components. Biological activity of volatile oil on insect was investigated.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Climbing Hempweed, American rope, Bittervine, Chinese creeper, Mikania vine }}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Heart-shaped base|4–13-centimetre (1.6–5.1 in) long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|4.5–6.0-millimetre (0.18–0.24 in)|white||Individual florets are white to greenish-white, 4 in each head.}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 2,500mm, but tolerates 1,500 - 3,500mm. Grows best in full sun but tolerates light shade. Succeeds in a range of soils of moderate fertility. Prefers a rich, damp soil. Prefers a pH in the range 4.5 - 5.5, tolerating 4 - 7.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslands}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Mikania cordata-1-hawaghar junction-port blair-andaman-India.jpgFile:Indian Jezebel Butterfly.JPGFile:Mikania cordata-3-hawaghar junction-port blair-andaman-India.jpg
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12722447#:~:text=The%20chemical%20components%20of%20volatile,oil%20on%20insect%20was%20investigated. "Chemistrysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Climbing%20Hempweed.html "Morphologywayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mikania+cordata "Cultivation"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_flo/About_Mikania/about_mikania.html#www.afcd.gov.hk/tc_chi/conservation/con_flo/About_Mikania/about_mikania.html Mikania cordata]* [ ]* [ ]
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