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Akashavalli, Cassytha filiformmis

Akashavalliis leafless parasitic climbing twiner, that can be seen growing in South India in very dry gravelly localities.

Uses

Dysentery, Skin diseases, Hair problems, Dairrhea ^[1]

Parts Used

Stem

Chemical Composition

The plant contains aporphine alkaloids.^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಆಕಾಶಬಳ್ಳಿ Akasha balli, ಅಮರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Amaru balli
Hindi	Amarbeli,
Malayalam	Manjadiacatsjavalli, Aiyapala, Akashavalli
Tamil	Amaravalli, Ammaiyarkoonthal,
Telugu	Antharavallithige, Nooluthige.
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Akashavalli, Amrtavalli, Khavalli
English	Love vine

. ^[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Spikes terminal or axillary; peduncle 2-4.5 cm.	{{{3}}}	{{{4}}}	{{{5}}}

^[4]

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A drupe		Drupe globose, enclosed within inflated perianth, crowned by lobes; seed 1.			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds require scarification before sowing. ^[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_composition-2] Chemical composition

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Flower-4] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

[Cultivation_details-5] Cultivation details

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