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Ghonta, Bridelia stipularis

Ghonta is a straggling shrub that can climb up trees. Climbing Bridelia is a large, evergreen climbing shrub. Leaves are 5-20 cm, somewhat leathery, elliptic-obovate or orbicular-oblong. Flowers are small, in small axillary clusters or long spikes, often subtended by long stipular bracts.

Uses

Inflammation, Ulcers, Wounds, Skin diseases, Asthma ^[1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Akshata balli, Bisila balli, Ashathe balli
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Kanjikottom, Cherukol panachi, Cheruman kottom
Tamil
Telugu	Chiri aannem, Chiriannem, Dankibura, Dhantiboora, Donka-bhuvara
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Ghonta
English

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Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Scandent shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate,4-8 x 2-6 cm	Leaves simple, alternate, 4-8 x 2-6 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex obtuse, base subcordate or rounded, minutely tomentose below, those of flowering branches much smaller; petiole c. 5 mm long

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Axillary fascicles	Axillary spiciform racemes	Grenish yellow	5	Male flowers 2-3 mm across. Female flowers 4-5 mm across. Tepals 10, biseriate, ovate-acute, densely tomentose without, monadelphous.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Drupe	5-6mm across	Globose, black, calyx persistent	Globose, black, calyx persistent		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Evergreen forest

Photo Gallery

Fruits
Buds
Leaves
Whole herb
Flowers

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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 ==Identification==
 ===Leaf===
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+{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate,4-8 x 2-6 cm|Leaves simple, alternate, 4-8 x 2-6 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex obtuse, base subcordate or rounded, minutely tomentose below, those of flowering branches much smaller; petiole c. 5 mm long }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 ===Flower===
-{{Flower|Axillary fascicles|axillary spiciform racemes|Grenish yellow|5|Male flowers 2-3 mm across.  Female flowers 4-5 mm across.  Tepals 10, biseriate, ovate-acute, densely tomentose without, monadelphous.}}
+{{Flower|Axillary fascicles|Axillary spiciform racemes|Grenish yellow|5|Male flowers 2-3 mm across.  Female flowers 4-5 mm across.  Tepals 10, biseriate, ovate-acute, densely tomentose without, monadelphous.}}
 ===Fruit===
-{{Fruit|Drupe|5-6mm across|globose, black, calyx persistent|globose, black, calyx persistent|}}
+{{Fruit|Drupe|5-6mm across|Globose, black, calyx persistent|Globose, black, calyx persistent|}}
 ===Other features===