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Pueraria tuberosa - Vidarikanda

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[[File:Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (6926236863).jpg|thumb|right|''Vidarikanda'', ''Pueraria tuberosa'']]
'''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==
{{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Improve bodymass}}, {{Uses|Skin complexion}}, {{Uses|Improve voice quality}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Trifoliate|alternateAlternate|leaflets 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. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|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===
==How to plant/cultivate==
 It hoteIt is generally propagated by seeds, but seed germination is low. Tubers and layering is also used for raising plants. Ground layering of stem is very successful for propagation. The seeds are soaked in water overnight and sown in nursery in month of May. Ground layering may be done with the help of rooting hormones. Stem cuttings also require treatment of rooting hormone. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Shimia Batraji (Bengali- শিমিআবাতরাজী) (4716596438).jpg
File:Dari Gummadi (Telugu- దారి గుమ్మడి) (6926232427).jpg
 
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==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/08/11/vidarikand-pueraria-tuberosa-indian-kudzu/ "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/pueraria-tuberosa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/08/11/vidarikand-pueraria-tuberosa-indian-kudzu/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
 
 
</references>

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