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Cassytha filiformis - Akashavalli
'Akashavalliis leafless parasitic climbing twiner, that can be seen growing in South India in very dry gravelly localities.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The plant contains aporphine alkaloids. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | aakasha balli, janivaara balli, |
| Hindi | Amarbeli |
| Malayalam | manjadiacatsjavalli, aiyapala, akashavalli |
| Tamil | amaravalli, ammaiyarkoonthal, |
| Telugu | ntharavallithige, nooluthige, nulutega, paachithige, seethammaavaari jadaalu, seethammapogunoolu, |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Akashavalli, Amrtavalli, khavalli |
| English | Love vine |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Spikes terminal or axillary; peduncle 2-4.5 cm; bracteoles 3, ovate, 1.2 mm, ciliate. Flowers sub sessile, in spikes, 3-merous, bisexual, 3 mm across. Tepals 6, free, unequal, 3+3, truncate, obtuse; outer lobes ovate-orbicular, 1.2 mm, ciliate; inner lobes obovate, 2.5 mm. Fertile stamens 9; filaments 1.5 mm; glands sessile; anthers 2-celled, 1.5 mm; staminodes 3, to 1 mm. Ovary 1.5 mm; style 0.5mm; stigma capitate. | {{{3}}} | {{{4}}} | {{{5}}} |
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
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/adenanthera-pavonina.html "Uses"]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
- ↑ "Cultivation details"
External Links
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