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'''Ghonta''', Bridelia stipularis is a straggling shrub that can climb up trees. Old stems have spines.  
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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.
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}
 
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}
 
<ref name="Uses"/>
 
<ref name="Uses"/>
 
 
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
 
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
 
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
 
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=akshata balli, bisila balli, ashathe balli|ml=Kanjikottom, Cherukol panachi, Cheruman kottom|sa=ghonta|ta=|te=chiri aannem, chiriannem, dankibura, dhantiboora, donka-bhuvara|ma=phatarpodi, ran-phatarphad|en=}}
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{{Common names|kn=Akshata balli, Bisila balli, Ashathe balli|ml=Kanjikottom, Cherukol panachi, Cheruman kottom|sa=Ghonta|te=Chiri aannem, Chiriannem, Dankibura, Dhantiboora, Donka-bhuvara|ma=Phatarpodi, Ran-phatarphad|en=Climbing Bridelia}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
<ref name="Common names"/>
 
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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 }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|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 }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|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.}}
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{{Flower|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===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Drupe|5-6mm across|globose, black, calyx persistent|globose, black, calyx persistent|}}
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{{Fruit|Drupe|5-6mm across|Globose, black, calyx persistent|Globose, black, calyx persistent|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
  
 
===Season to grow===
 
===Season to grow===
  
 
===Soil type===
 
===Soil type===
 
  
 
===Propagation===
 
===Propagation===
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File:Bridelia stipularis 08.JPG|Whole herb
 
File:Bridelia stipularis 08.JPG|Whole herb
 
File:Bridelia stipularis leaves and flowers from Periya (3).jpg|Flowers
 
File:Bridelia stipularis leaves and flowers from Periya (3).jpg|Flowers
 
 
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
 
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/bridelia-scandens.html Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/bridelia-scandens.html Uses]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
 
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Climber]]
 
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Climber]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Phyllanthaceae]]

Latest revision as of 20:19, 26 August 2020

Ghonta, Bridelia stipularis

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.

Uses

Inflammation, Ulcers, Wounds, Skin diseases, Asthma [1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Akshata balli, Bisila balli, Ashathe balli
Hindi NA
Malayalam Kanjikottom, Cherukol panachi, Cheruman kottom
Tamil NA
Telugu Chiri aannem, Chiriannem, Dankibura, Dhantiboora, Donka-bhuvara
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ghonta
English Climbing Bridelia

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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

Scandent shrub

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

[3]

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

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Evergreen forest

Photo Gallery

References

External Links