Ventilago madraspatana

Ventilago madraspatana is a large climbing shrub with extensive branches hanging down from the tops of the trees. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for its bark which is a source of dyestuff. The dye is used locally and was at one time exported, before the advent of synthetic dyes greatly reduced the demand for it. The plant also supplies food, medicines, fibre, gum and tannins for local use.

Uses

Itching, Cutaneous eruptions.

Parts Used

Seeds, Rootbark.

Chemical Composition

All chemicals and reagents used were of analytical grade and obtained from Sigma chemical company and used without further purification.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Haruge, Kanvel
Hindi	Pitti
Malayalam	Vempata
Tamil	Surulbattaikkoti
Telugu	Suralatige
Marathi	Sakalvel, Khandvel
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Raktavalli
English

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Properties

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

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The flowers have an offensive aroma.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forests, Dry regions.

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External Links

• Ventilago madraspatana on sites.google.com
• Ventilago madraspatana on indiabiodiversity.org