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Dregea volubilis - Hemajivanti

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Hemajivanti, Dregea volubilis

Hemajivanti is a climbing plant with twining, woody stems that can be up to 12 metres tall. The plant is commonly used medicinal herb in India, and is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre. It is sometimes cultivated as a food crop and the leaves are a popular green vegetable in Sri Lanka, where they are often sold in local markets.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Common names

{{Common names|kn=dugdhike, karegije, kaadahaale balli|ml=vattakkakkakkoti|sa=hemajivanti, hemakshiri, hemalata, svarnajivantika, svarnalata, svarnaparna, trinagranthi, murva|ta=kodiepalay, kodippalai, kudasappalai, kurinja, kurinjakkirai, palaikkodi|te=doodeepalla, dudipala, palakura, palatige, bandi-gurga, bandiguri-ginja|hi=murd bel, harandodi|en=} [2]

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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves to 10 x 7 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Umbels Greenish yellow 5 5-6 cm long, axillary; calyx lobes unequal, 2 mm, lanceolate; corolla rotate, tube 3 mm, lobes 4 x 4 mm, orbicular; corona single, staminal with 2 globular masses above anthers; pollinia erect.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Follicles 10 x 3 cm ribbed, blunt at apex. Seeds with cottony wings {{{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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

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