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'''Bastāntrī''' consist of dried root of Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Boj. syn. A. speciosa Sweet. (Fam. Convolvulaceae), a woody climber with stout stems, extensively planted in garden along trellises and walls and also found wild as an escape.
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'''Bastāntrī''' consist is a woody climber with stout stems. It is extensively planted in garden along trellises and walls and also found wild as an escape.
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Rheumatic joints}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Scorpion stings}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Carbuncles}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains tannins and resin. The seeds are reported to contain alkaloids, chanoclavine, ergine, ergonovine and isoergine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Samudrapala, Samudraballi|ml=Samudra Pacchha, Samudra-Pala, Marikkunn Marututari|sa=Vrḍdhadāru, Antaha Koṭarapuṣpī, Chāgalāntrī|ta=Samudrappachai|te=Samudrapaala|hi=Samandar-kaa-paat, Samundarsosh, Ghaavapattaa, Vidhaaraa|en=Elephant Creeper}}
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{{Common names|kn=ಮುಸುಟೆ Musute, ಸಮುದ್ರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Samudra balli|ml=Samudra Pacchha, Samudra-Pala, Marikkunn Marututari|sa=Vrḍdhadāru, Antaha Koṭarapuṣpī, Chāgalāntrī|ta=Samudrappachai|te=Samudrapaala|hi=Samandar-kaa-paat, Samundarsosh, Ghaavapattaa, Vidhaaraa|en=Elephant Creeper}}
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Climber}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Cordate|Oblong|Measuring 15 – 25 cm long and 13 – 20 cm wide, Upper side of leaves is green and glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Trumpet|5 cm wide|Pink or blue to purple||Darker purple in the centre. Flowers are located at the tips and are arranged in inflorescence known as cymes}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Dry round|2 cm wide|Classified as a capsule||4 - 6 seeds|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*Miīraka Sneha
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Softwood cuttings}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Succeeds in moist tropical and subtropical regions.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Terrestrial area}}, {{Commonly seen|Primary Rainforest}}, {{Commonly seen|Secondary Rainforest}}, {{Commonly seen|Disturbed Area}}, {{Commonly seen|Open Ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Monsoonal area}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:ใบระบาด Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer. FAMILY CONVOLVULACEAE (11).jpg|Flowers
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File:ใบระบาด Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer. FAMILY CONVOLVULACEAE (10).jpg|Flower
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File:Starr 070306-5165 Argyreia nervosa.jpg|Leaves
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File:Starr 050107-2972 Argyreia nervosa.jpg|Capsules
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File:Argyreia nervosa 002.jpg|Seeds
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File:ใบระบาด Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer. FAMILY CONVOLVULACEAE (6).jpg|Leaf
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.dabur.com/in/en-us/about/science-of-ayurveda/herbal-medicinal-plants/vridhadaru-plant Constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1314 Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Argyreia+nervosa Cultivation detail]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*[http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/318cedc16b067ca699170c76cf9a0046/deedfa90b8445f503ae446664683683a Argyreia nervosa Boj on frlht.org]
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*[https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/bastantri-root-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-argyreia-nervosa-burm-f-boj/ Argyreia nervosa Boj on entranceindia.com]
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*[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-8500613 Argyreia nervosa Boj on the plant list.org]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Convolvulaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:57, 17 June 2020

Samudraphalaka

Bastāntrī consist is a woody climber with stout stems. It is extensively planted in garden along trellises and walls and also found wild as an escape.

Uses

Rheumatic joints, Boils, Scorpion stings, Wounds, Skin diseases, Tumours, Boils, Sores, Carbuncles.

Parts Used

Fruits, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains tannins and resin. The seeds are reported to contain alkaloids, chanoclavine, ergine, ergonovine and isoergine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮುಸುಟೆ Musute, ಸಮುದ್ರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Samudra balli
Hindi Samandar-kaa-paat, Samundarsosh, Ghaavapattaa, Vidhaaraa
Malayalam Samudra Pacchha, Samudra-Pala, Marikkunn Marututari
Tamil Samudrappachai
Telugu Samudrapaala
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrḍdhadāru, Antaha Koṭarapuṣpī, Chāgalāntrī
English Elephant Creeper


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṣāya, Kaṭu

Guna

Sara, Laghu

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Balya, Medhya, Rucya, Svarya, Vātahara, Vraṇaṣodhaka, Asthisandhānakāri, Agnikara, Kīntikara, Viṣaghna

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Cordate Oblong Measuring 15 – 25 cm long and 13 – 20 cm wide, Upper side of leaves is green and glabrous

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Trumpet 5 cm wide Pink or blue to purple Darker purple in the centre. Flowers are located at the tips and are arranged in inflorescence known as cymes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Dry round 2 cm wide Classified as a capsule 4 - 6 seeds

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

  • Miīraka Sneha

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Softwood cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in moist tropical and subtropical regions.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Terrestrial area, Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Disturbed Area, Open Ground, Tropical area, Sub-Tropical area, Monsoonal area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links