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'''Gandha prasarini''' is a an important ayurvedic herb. It is a vigorous climber with purple and white flowers. Leaves when crushed emit an unpleasant smell, which is what led to its various vernacular names.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gabbu balli, hesarane|ml=l=Lepcha, talanili|sa=Prasarini, gandhapatra|ta=cankai-p-pinari, muthiar koonthal, penarisangai, pichulati-elai|te=saviraela chettu, gonthe mogaru chettu|hi=Prasaran, bakuchi, somraj|en= skunkvine, stinkvine, Chinese fever vine}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Guru (Heavy), Sara(Flowing)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite, ovate, nearly glabrous, with a long petiole}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual||White and purple||Inflorescence of panicled cymes, axillary and terminal. Flowers sessile or pedicelled}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Broadly elliptic||compressed with 2 dorsally compressed pyrenes.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* Prasarini tailam
* Mahanarayan oil
* Marma gulika
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Paederia scandens 2.JPG|Flower
File:Paederia scandens 4.JPG|Whole plant
File:Starr 001101-0044 Paederia foetida.jpg
File:Paederia scandens 8.JPG|Fruits
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4564&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/gandha-prasarini-paederia-foetida]
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2013/08/21/paederia-foetida-gandha-prasarini-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275555331_Paederia_foetida_Linn_As_a_potential_medicinal_plant_A_Review]
[[Category:Herbs]][[Category:Climbers]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
'''Gandha prasarini''' is a an important ayurvedic herb. It is a vigorous climber with purple and white flowers. Leaves when crushed emit an unpleasant smell, which is what led to its various vernacular names.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
==Chemical Composition==
"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Gabbu balli, hesarane|ml=l=Lepcha, talanili|sa=Prasarini, gandhapatra|ta=cankai-p-pinari, muthiar koonthal, penarisangai, pichulati-elai|te=saviraela chettu, gonthe mogaru chettu|hi=Prasaran, bakuchi, somraj|en= skunkvine, stinkvine, Chinese fever vine}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Guru (Heavy), Sara(Flowing)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite, ovate, nearly glabrous, with a long petiole}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual||White and purple||Inflorescence of panicled cymes, axillary and terminal. Flowers sessile or pedicelled}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Broadly elliptic||compressed with 2 dorsally compressed pyrenes.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* Prasarini tailam
* Mahanarayan oil
* Marma gulika
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Paederia scandens 2.JPG|Flower
File:Paederia scandens 4.JPG|Whole plant
File:Starr 001101-0044 Paederia foetida.jpg
File:Paederia scandens 8.JPG|Fruits
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4564&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/gandha-prasarini-paederia-foetida]
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2013/08/21/paederia-foetida-gandha-prasarini-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275555331_Paederia_foetida_Linn_As_a_potential_medicinal_plant_A_Review]
[[Category:Herbs]][[Category:Climbers]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
