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'''Ophiorrhiza mungos''' is an erect, herbaceous, evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows 10 - 50cm tall, but can reach 100cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}., {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Ophiorrhiza mungos contains the Alkaloid and Deoxytubulosine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Sarpakshi|en=Indian Snake Root|hi=Sarhati|kn=Bili garuda paathaala|ml=Avlipori|mr=Mungusavela|ta=Kirippuntu|te=Sarpaakshi chettu}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering from July to January}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting from July to January}}
===Other features===
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Journal of National Medicine</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ophiorrhiza+mungos Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1058, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263980 Ophiorrhiza mungos on indiabiodiversity.org]
* [https://www.easyayurveda.com/2019/06/10/sarpakshi-ophiorrhiza-mungos/ Ophiorrhiza mungos on easyayurveda.com]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/ophiorrhiza Ophiorrhiza mungos on Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Science direct]
* [https://www.journalijar.com/article/44079/ethnopharmacological-properties-and-therapeutic-uses-of-ophiorrhiza-mungos-linn-:-a-review/ Ophiorrhiza mungos on Internation Juornal on medicinal plants]
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24280030/ Ophiorrhiza mungos on National Library of Medicine]
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