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'''Jalavetasa, commonly called Indian willow, ''' is a medium-sized tree of wet and swampy places, shedding its leaves at the end of monsoon season. It flowers after leafing. The bark is rough, with deep, vertical fissures and the young shoots leaves are silky. The leaves are lance-like, or ovate-lancelike, 8–15 cm long, with minutely and regularly toothed margins. The male sweet scented catkins are 5–10 cm long, and are borne on leafy branchlets. The female catkins are 8-12 cm long. The capsules are long, stipulate, in groups of 3 to 4.

It grows in many parts of south and southeastern Asia==Uses=={{Uses|Headache}}, including India{{Uses|Piles}}, Pakistan{{Uses|astringent.}}, {{Uses|Febrifuge}}, {{Uses|Cardioprotective}}, Nepal{{Uses|Bradycardia}}, Laos{{Uses|Influenza}}, and Thailand{{Uses|Sinus Infection}},.{{Uses|Cough}}

In Manipur==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Stem}}, in NE India{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, the new flowers of Indian willow, locally known as ঊযুম (ooyum) are eaten, and are considered delicious{{Parts Used|Twigs}}.

In Maharashtra==Chemical Composition==vitamins A, this tree is called walunjB1, B2, C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fe, and folic acid. It can be found in PuneOther primary chemical constituents of Asparagus are essential oils, asparagine, arginine, Sataratyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), Sangliresin, and Kolhapurtannin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

The bark of Indian ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Niranji|ml=Arali, Atrupala|sa=Jalavetasa, Naadeya|ta=Atrupalai|te=etipaala|hi=Bod, Bains|en=Sallow, Goat Willow is used to treat fever. }}

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

==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|The leaves are stipules lateral, ovate, cauducous; petiole 10-25 mm, slender, glabrous, grooved above}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|6 cm long|Yellow|5-12|Flowers Season is June - August and Flowers are like bracts ovate, 2 x 2 mm, densely woolly, perianth absent}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|capsule|4 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|with long deciduous hairs|1-4}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Three strategies are currently available for the rapid multiplication of planting material. The first is to use a minisett technique analogous to the same technique used for yams. Essentially, small corm pieces 30-50g in weight are protected with seed dressing. They are sprouted in a nursery, and then planted in the field<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Trophical}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtrophical}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Indian Willow - വഞ്ചി 01.JPG Indian Willow - വഞ്ചി 02.JPG  Jalavetasa (Sanskrit- जलवेतस) (21957331626).jpg  Salix tetrasperma Indian Willow tree from Anaimalai Tiger Reserve JEG1497.JPG   Salix tetrasperma Indian Willow tree from Anaimalai Tiger Reserve JEG1541.JPG </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249924/ "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://medplants.blogspot.com/2014/02/salix-tetrasperma-jalavetasa-atrupalai.html "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/AC450E/ac450e05.htm "planting details"]</ref></references> == External Links ==* [http://www.indianspices.com/cultivation-practices Jalavetasa on indianspices.com]* [http://www.celkau.in/Crops/Spices/Cardamom/cultivation_practices.aspx Jalavetasa on celkau.in]* [https://www.ayurtimes.com/laxmi-vilas-ras-nardiya/ Laxmi Vilas Ras (Nardiya) Benefits, Uses, Dosage & Side Effects]