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[[File:(Helicteres isora) (East Indian screw tree seed at Kambalakonda 09) W2 IMG 1250.JPGjpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Biliousness}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|FruitLeaf}}.<ref name="Parts Used"/>
==Chemical Composition==
It contains three new compounds Glucopyranosyl rosmarinic acid and Lactic acid named as 4'-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl isorinic acid etc. <ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಭೂತಕರುಳು Bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು Chuchulu|ml=Ishvaramuli, Itampirivalampiri|sa=Avartani, Mrgasrngi|ta=Edampuri, Pirimurukku, Valampurikai|te=Aadasamanthi, Adivichamanthi|pa=Maror phali|hi=Marodphali, Marorphali|en=Indian screw tree}}.
<ref name="Common names"/>
===Flower===
{{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.Flowering season is July-December}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Follicles|4-6 cm long|Spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose, beaked||Seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled.|Fruiting season is September to November}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:East Indian screw tree (Helicteres isora) foliage at Kambalakonda 09.JPG|Young leaves
File:Helicteres isora 30.JPG|Flower
File:Helictrus isora 05.JPG|Roots
(Helicteres isora) East Indian screw tree seed at Kambalakonda 07.JPGFile:Helicteres isora (East Indian screw tree) W IMG 1245.jpg|Matured leaves
</gallery>
<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="Chemical Composition">Joural paper of Chemical and Pharmaceuticalbulletin.</ref><ref name="Parts Used">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.103, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
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