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Pueraria tuberosa - Vidarikanda
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Vidarikanda is a large climber with trifoliate leaves and tuberous roots. It occurs in the Himalayan tracts at low elevations and also in the hills of Central and South India.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | bhoochakra gedde, nela gumbala balli |
| Hindi | bidarikand, bilaikand, dhodhala, ghora-bel, vidarikand |
| Malayalam | mutukku, palmutukku |
| Tamil | Nelapoosani |
| Telugu | darigummadi, |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | bhukushmandi, kandapalasah, payasvini, shrigalika, vidarikanda |
| English | Indian kudzu |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura (Sweet)
Guna
Guru (heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Karma
Pitta, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Trifoliate | alternate | leaflets 5-18 x 5-12.5 cm, ovate or the terminal rhomboid, base obtuse or acute, laterals oblique at base, apex acuminate, scattered hairy above, appressed hairy beneath; lateral nerves 7 or 8 pairs, reticulations prominent; petiole to 18 cm long; stipules c. 5 mm long, ovate. Racemes axillary, 15-35 cm long; rachis silky. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Raceme | Bluish purple | 10 | Flowers c. 1.3 cm long, bluish-purple, ternate on the nodes of racemes; pedicels c. 3 mm long. Calyx c. 7 mm long, tomentose; tube campanulate; lobes ovate. Standard c. 1.2 cm, long, orbicular, base auricled, apex emarginate; wings c. 1.2 cm long, with spur above base; keels long-clawed. Stamens 9+1, vexillary stamen apically fused, free at base. Ovary to 8 mm long, oblong, densely brown-hirsute; style incurved; stigma capitate. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 2.5-5.5 x 0.5-0.6 cm | Linear and hairy | {{{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
Photo Gallery
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References
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