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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 that . It can reach a height of grow up to 8 metres, but tall. It is more likely to be 4 metres or less in height. Gathered gathered from the wild and used locally as a medicine, the plant has also been experimentally cultivated as a fibre plant in India.

{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Biliousness}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|FruitLeaf}}.<ref name="Parts Used"/>

{{Common names|kn=aavarthiniಭೂತಕರುಳು Bhutakarulu, edamuri, bhootakaralu, yedamuriಚುಚುಲು Chuchulu|ml=ishvaramuli, itampirivalampiriIshvaramuli, valampiriItampirivalampiri|sa=avartani, mrgasrngiAvartani, Mrgasrngi|ta=edampuriEdampuri, pirimurukkuPirimurukku, valampurikaiValampurikai|te=aadasamanthiAadasamanthi, adivichamanthi, peddasamanthi, shyaamaliAdivichamanthi|pa=Maror phali|hi=marodphaliMarodphali, marorphaliMarorphali|en=Indian screw tree}}.

{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}

{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|5-12 x 3-8 cm, obovate to suborbicular, apex acute or acuminate, base cordate, margin irregularly crenate- serrate; 3-5-nerved at the base, scabrous above and stellately tomentose below; petioles to 1.2 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|axillaryAxillary, solitary or in few-flowered cymes|Red|10|bracts Bracts 2-3 mm long, linear, 2 brown glands present in the axil of bracts; pedicel to 6 mm long. Calyx slightly yellow, persistent, tubular, splitting in to 5 irregular lobes; tube 1.5Flowering season is July-2 cm long , densely stellate hairy without. Petals 5, unequal, 2-2.5 cm long, obovate, clawed, crimson, fading to pale blue. Staminal column 3-3.5 cm long, cylindric; stamens 10 ; staminodes 5. Ovary 2-2.5 mm long, placed at tip of gynophore, 5-lobed, 5-celled; ovules many; style 5; stigma subulate. December}}

{{Fruit|Follicles|4-6 cm long|spirally Spirally twisted, stellate-tomentose, beaked||seeds Seeds 2-3 mm long, angular, black, wrinkled.|Fruiting season is September to November}}

  ===Season to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation==Helicteres isora is easily propagated by seed, but vegetative propagation with stem cuttings is also possible.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>

<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/03/helicteres-isora-avartani-uses-dose-research-side-effects/ "Uses"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ "BOTANIC BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION"]</ref><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 Pharmaceutical bulletin.</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>

* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025269/Helicteres isora on ncbi.govt]* [https://www.google.com/search?q=helicteres+isora+uses&oq=helicteres+isora+uses&aqs=chrome..69i57.9362j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8Helicteres isora on helicteres isro.com]