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'''Jyotishmati''' is a deciduous, climbing shrub. The stems twine into the surrounding vegetation, helping to support themselves by means of hooked prickles. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of oil.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Memory loss}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic arthritis}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Opium poisoning}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}<ref name="Uses"/>
===Food===
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|FruitsRoot}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Bhavanga beeja, Gangunde kaayi, Gangunga hambu, Maala kanguni|ml=Ceruppunna, Palulavam, Paluzhavam|sa=Agnibhasa, Jyotishlata, Jyotishmati, Supingala, Swarna lata|ta=Carasvati, Acuvalakkal, Malgangunicinnavaluluvai|te=Baavanji, Gandumida, |hi=Malakanguni, Mlkauni|en=Black oil plant}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|Yellowish white|5|Panicle to 15 x 8 cm, terminal, axillary, oblong; pedicel 6 mm long; flowers many, 6 mm across. Sepals 5, small, imbricate, ciliate. Petals 2.5 x 2 mm, white, ovate, obtuse. Stamens 5, erect, anthers sagitate at base. Ovary 3-celled, cell 2-ovuled, stigma 3, recurved.Flowering from February to May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|1cm|Loculicidal, yellow|Seeds 3, aril reddish.|Fruiting from February to May}}
===Other features===
<ref name="Ayurvedic properties">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/05/jyotishmati-medicinal-qualities-ayurveda-benefits-and-dose/ Ayurvedic properties]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.43, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.197, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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