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'''Asphoṭa''' consists of the dried root pieces of Vallaris solanacea Kuntze syn. V.heynei Spreng. (Fam. Apocynaceae), a large woody climbing shrub, occurring wild in subtropical Himalayan forests, up to an altitude of 1500 m and on the Konkan coast and further south; often cultivated in the gardens as an ornamental plant due to its fragrant white flowers.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Bhadravallī, Asphoṭa|ta=|te=Nagamalle, Nityamalle|hi=Dudhibel|en=}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta, Kaṣāya
===Guna===
Rūkṣa, Laghu
===Veerya===
Uṣṇa
===Vipaka===
Kaṭu
===Karma===
Vātahara, Vraṇaṣodhaka
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*[[Vajraka Taila]], [[Abhayā Lavaṇa]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-27</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Herbs]]
