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[[File:Paederia scandens2.jpg|thumb|right|''Gandha prasarini'', ''Paederia foetida'']]
'''Gandha prasarini''' is a an important ayurvedic herb. It is a vigorous climber with purple and white flowers. Leaves when crushed emit an unpleasant smell, which is what led to its various vernacular names.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Foetida also contains friedelin, campesterol, ursolic acid, hentriacontane, hentriacontanol, ceryl alcohol, palmitic acid and methyl mercaptan 5. Ellagic acids 15, Epifriedelinol, Terpenoids, alkaloids paederine (a-paederine and b-paederine), volatile 16 and an essential oil.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gabbu balli, hesarane|ml=Lepcha, talanili|sa=Prasarini, gandhapatra|ta=cankaiCankai-p-pinari, muthiar Muthiar koonthal, penarisangai, pichulati-elai|te=saviraela Saviraela chettu, gonthe Gonthe mogaru chettu|hi=Prasaran, bakuchi, somrajBakuchi|en= skunkvine, stinkvineSkunkvine, Chinese fever vineStinkvine}}
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===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual||White and purple||Inflorescence of panicled cymes, axillary and terminal. Flowers sessile or pedicelled}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Broadly elliptic||compressed Compressed with 2 dorsally compressed pyrenes.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Prasarini tailam]]* [[Mahanarayan oil]]* [[Marma gulika]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://ijpsr.com/bft-article/paederia-foetida-linn-phytochemistry-pharmacological-and-traditional-uses/?view=fulltext#:~:text=and%20paederoside)%2014.-,P.,and%20an%20essential%20oil%2015. Chemical Composition]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4564&cat=1 BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[http://e-charak.in/echarak/templates/Paederia%20scandens%20(Lour.)%20Merr..pdf Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="LeafAyurvedic preparations">[httphttps://florakarnatakaeasyayurveda.ces.iisc.ac.incom/2013/08/21/hjcb2paederia-foetida-gandha-prasarini-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/herbsheet.php?id=4564&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
</references>
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275555331_Paederia_foetida_Linn_As_a_potential_medicinal_plant_A_Review Paederia foetida on Research gate.net]
[[Category:Herbs]][[Category:ClimbersBignoniaceae]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
