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Bridelia stipularis - Ghonta
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Ghonta is a straggling shrub that can climb up trees. Climbing Bridelia is a large, evergreen climbing shrub. Leaves are 5-20 cm, somewhat leathery, elliptic-obovate or orbicular-oblong. Flowers are small, in small axillary clusters or long spikes, often subtended by long stipular bracts.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Inflammation, Ulcers, Wounds, Skin diseases, Asthma [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | akshata balli, bisila balli, ashathe balli |
| Hindi | NA |
| Malayalam | Kanjikottom, Cherukol panachi, Cheruman kottom |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | chiri aannem, chiriannem, dankibura, dhantiboora, donka-bhuvara |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | ghonta |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter)
Guna
Laghu (Light)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Karma
Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate,4-8 x 2-6 cm | Leaves simple, alternate, 4-8 x 2-6 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex obtuse, base subcordate or rounded, minutely tomentose below, those of flowering branches much smaller; petiole c. 5 mm long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axillary fascicles | axillary spiciform racemes | Grenish yellow | 5 | Male flowers 2-3 mm across. Female flowers 4-5 mm across. Tepals 10, biseriate, ovate-acute, densely tomentose without, monadelphous. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drupe | 5-6mm across | globose, black, calyx persistent | globose, black, calyx persistent | {{{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
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Evergreen forest
Photo Gallery
Fruits
Buds
Leaves
Whole herb
Flowers
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Scandent shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Evergreen forest
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Climber
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Phyllanthaceae
