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Dregea volubilis - Hemajivanti
Hemajivanti is a climbing plant with twining, woody stems that can grows up to 12 metres tall. The plant is commonly used medicinal herb in India and is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre. It is sometimes cultivated as a food crop and the leaves are a popular green vegetable in Sri Lanka, where they are often sold in local markets.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಹೆಗಲ ಸಪ್ಪು Hegala sappu, ಕಾಡು ಹಾಲೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaadu haale balli |
| Hindi | Murd bel, Harandodi |
| Malayalam | Vattakkakkakkoti |
| Tamil | Kodiepalay, Kodippalai, Kudasappalai |
| Telugu | Doodeepalla, Dudipala |
| Marathi | Harandodi, Harinvel |
| Gujarathi | Hirandodi, Kadavi dodi |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Hemajivanti, Hemakshiri |
| English | Cotton milk plant, Green milkweed climber |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Opposite | Leaves to 10 x 7 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Umbels | Greenish yellow | 5 | 5-6 cm long, axillary; calyx lobes unequal, 2 mm, lanceolate; corolla rotate, tube 3 mm, lobes 4 x 4 mm, orbicular; corona single, staminal with 2 globular masses above anthers; pollinia erect. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follicles | 10 x 3 cm | ribbed, blunt at apex. | Seeds with cottony wings | {{{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
Can be easily propagated from the seeds, once they are released from the follicles.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Fruits
Habit
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary disoders
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- 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
- Apocynaceae
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
