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[[File:Aerva lanata DSC 0047Rotula aquatica (3018920081).jpg|thumb|right|''Ashmahabhedah'']][[Category'''Ashmahabhedah''' is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of '''Kerala'''.==Uses=={{Uses|Sudorific}}, {{Uses|Diuretic}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}, {{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Diuretic}}, {{Uses|Astringent}}, {{Uses|Headache}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. ==Chemical Composition==Phytochemical study yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and nutrients (amino acids and protein) - Roots have yield allantoin and a sterol, rhabdiol.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Paashaanabheda, Bilihindi soppu|ml=Kallurvanci|sa=Ashmahabhedah|ta=Ceppunerinji|te=Pashanabhedi|hi=Pashanabhed|en=Aquatica Rotula}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> ==Properties==Reference:Herbs]]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=={{Habit|Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Alternate|Oblong-oblanceolate|Leaves alternate or fascicled, 1-2 x 0.5 cm}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Solitary|Calyx 3.5 mm long 5-partite|Corolla pink|Stamens 5|Flowers are 5 mm long, 7 mm across, campanulate, 5-lobed. Carpels are five in number. Flowering season is: May - October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|||Many|Fruiting from May - October}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Tuber segment}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
The more common species of Ashmahabhedah are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Rotula aquatica 02.JPG|Leaves
File:Rotula aquatica - Aquatic Rotula at Ulikkal (4).jpg|Flowers
File:Pashanabhedi (Telugu- పాషాణభేది) (3019039719).jpg|Habit
File:Rotula aquatica - Aquatic Rotula at Ulikkal (3).jpg|Fruits
File:Singkhantha (in Garo) (5047141292).jpg|Flower and fruit
</gallery>
== References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Takad.html Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230961 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="Uses ">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 44</ref><ref name=="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.811, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref></references>
