Tylophora fasciculata

Tylophora fasciculata is a small, slender, much-branched undershrub or twining pubescent herb producing stems 30 - 90cm tall. The rhizome is 25 - 50mm in diameter. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and rat poison. It belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.

Uses

Fever, Ulcers, Wounds.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Tylophora indica contains 0.2%–0.3% alkaloids but the alkaloid content (w/w) in commercial samples is standardized to about 0.1% of tylophorine in the sun-dried material.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Adumuttada balli
Hindi	Anantamul
Malayalam
Tamil	Pyapaalai
Telugu	Kaakapaala
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Anantamula
English	Countryipikakyun

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Annual rainfall of about 1000–1500 mm is ideal for Tylophora plant. It prefers partial shade conditions of the forests and soil rich in humus.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thickets, Hills among grass.

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External Links

• Tylophora fasciculata on indiabiodiversity.org
• Tylophora fasciculata on keralaplants.in