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[[File:വട്ടക്കാക്കക്കൊടി-Dregea volubilis at Neeliyarkottam.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Urinary disoders}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}
==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=}
<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===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves to 10 x 7 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|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===
{{Fruit|Follicles|10 x 3 cm|| ribbed, blunt at apex. |Seeds with cottony wings}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Dregea volubilis plant.jpg|Leaves
File:Dregea volubilis flowers.jpg|Flowers
File:Dregea volubilis (5894420778).jpg|Flowers
File:Dregea volubilis fruits at Madayipara (3).jpg|Fruits
File:Dregea volubilis W IMG 1595.jpg|Habit
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://sphinxsai.com/Vol.3No.3/pharm/pdf/PT=21(1334-1338)JS11.pdf Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dregea+volubilis]
* [http://www.stuartxchange.org/GreenWaxFlower.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Climber]]
'''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==
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Urinary disoders}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}
==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=}
<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===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves to 10 x 7 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|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===
{{Fruit|Follicles|10 x 3 cm|| ribbed, blunt at apex. |Seeds with cottony wings}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Dregea volubilis plant.jpg|Leaves
File:Dregea volubilis flowers.jpg|Flowers
File:Dregea volubilis (5894420778).jpg|Flowers
File:Dregea volubilis fruits at Madayipara (3).jpg|Fruits
File:Dregea volubilis W IMG 1595.jpg|Habit
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://sphinxsai.com/Vol.3No.3/pharm/pdf/PT=21(1334-1338)JS11.pdf Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dregea+volubilis]
* [http://www.stuartxchange.org/GreenWaxFlower.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Climber]]
