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Hemidesmus indicus - Ananthamoola

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Hemidesmus scandens.jpg|thumb|right|''HaaluballiSogadeberu'']]'''Hemidesmus indicus''' is a climber found throughout India. The plant is widely exploited from the wild for its root, which is used medicinally. Plant populations in some areas have dropped dramatically and the plant is now being experimentally cultivated in India.==Uses=={{Uses|Gums diseases in teeth}}, {{Uses|Hair fall}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Eye diseases}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Body pain}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Thirst}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
{{Infobox names | sanskrit = Nagajihya| kannada = Sogadeberu| Hindi = Anantamul, Salsa| Bengali Food= Anantmul| Marathi = Anantavel| Tamil = Nannari| Telugu Hemidesmus indicus can be used in Food Leaves cooked as vegetable and roots used in preparation of tea<ref name= Muttavapulagamu| Gujarati = Anantmool, Durivel| Malayalam = Nannari Narunanti| Oriya = Anantmul}}"Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
'''Haaluballi''' (''Hemidesmus indicus'' ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root}}<ref name="Hemidesmus indicusKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/>, ''Indian sarsaparilla'') is a species of plant that is found in South Asia. It is a slender, laticiferous, twining, sometimes prostrate or semi-erect shrub. Roots are woody and aromatic. The stem is numerous, slender, terete, thickened at the nodes. The leaves are opposite, short-petioled, very variable, elliptic-oblong to linear-lanceolate. The flowers are greenish outside, purplish inside, crowded in sub-sessile axillary cymes. It occurs over the greater part of India, from the upper Gangetic plain eastwards to Assam and in some places in central, western and South India.
The root is a substitute for sarsaparilla ==Chemical Composition==Nerolidol (the dried root of the tropical species of Smilax1.2%), Smilacaceae; in India Smilax aspera Lborneol (0.3%), and Smilax ovalifolia Roxblinalyl acetate (0.2%), dihydrocarvyl acetate (0.1%), salicylaldehyde (0.1%), isocaryophyllene (0.1%), alpha terpinyl acetate (traces) and 1, 8-cineol (traces) are important as aromatic and bioactive principles<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Traditional uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=Sogadeberu, Namadaberu|ml=Nannari Narunanti|sa=Nagajihya, Anantamula|ta=Nannari|te=Nannari, Sugandhipal|hi=Anantamul|en=Indian sarsaparilla}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
Hemidesmus indicus is used to make beverages and also used in traditional medicine. In Ayurveda it goes by the name of Ananthamoola (अनंत मूल)==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, also known locally as Naruneendi or NannariVeNannarierya - Potency, Sanskrit meaning: endless root. It is also known as Anant Vel (अनंतवेल)/Maeen Mool (माईन मूळ) in Marathi. In southern states of India (particularly Tamil Nadu)Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Sarsaparilla roots are called Maahali or Mahani Kizhangu and in its pickled form is also served along with rice dishes. It is also called the False Sarsaparilla. It is administered in the form of powderKarma - Pharmacological activity, infusion or decoction as syrup. It is one of the Rasayana plants of Ayurveda.It is sometimes confused with another Ayurvedic herb called white sarivaPrabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
The extracts from the root are used as a coolant and a blood-purifier and also used in many other forms===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), especially as refreshing syrup with sugar and a dash of lemon Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Guru (heavy), Snigda (oily)===Veerya===Sheeta (Cold)===Vipaka===Madhura (SharbatSweet)===Karma===Kapha, and served at most small refreshment shops in South India.Pitta===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Hemidesmus indicus Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C and E; Alkaloids; Flavanoids; Glycosides; Phytosterols; Phenols; Saponins; Terpenoids; Tannins; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
== Health Benefits Habit=={{Habit|Twiner, Climber}}
According to practitioners of traditional Indian medicine==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|The leaves are variable, Ayurveda, this root can be administered in the fourth and ninth month of pregnancy elliptic–oblong to prevent miscarriage. They also claim its efficacy in treating ulcers, fever, loss of appetite, Gastritis, Anorexia nervosa cough, excessive thirst Menorrhagia, Diarrhea and Diabetes. It is also believed that the extracts from this root help in increasing semen countlinear–lanceolate, purifies bloodvariegated,neutralizes poisons, works as a diuretic and emetic, white above and has antisilvery-inflammatory properties. Some experimental studies have displayed the beneficial effect of the extract of this root.white pubescent beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
==Common name=Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Greenish purple|5-20|Flowers are crowded in axillary cymes in small compact clusters. Flowering season is October-January}}
* '''Kannada''' ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Paired||Fruits cylindrical, pointed, and slender. Seeds are oblong in shape|Fruits mature in January|Many|Fruiting season is October- ಹಾಲುಬಳ್ಳಿJanuary}}
== References =Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Sarivadyasavam]], [[Mathala rasayanam]], [[Mahamajishtadi kashayam]], [[Maha Vishagarbha taila]][[Manasamitra vatakam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant can best be propagated from stem and rootstock cuttings obtained from more than one-year-old plants. Rootstock cuttings have better sprouting and survival rates than stem cuttings. Hemidesmus indicus is available throughout the year<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}
 
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Anantamul (Bengali- অনন্তমূল) (8067770519).jpg|Flower
Anantamul (Gujarati- અનંતમૂળ) (21953065323).jpg|Flower
Anantamul (in Assamese) (21951539064).jpg|Leaf
File:Hemidesmus indicus 04.JPG|Leaves
File:Nannari root.jpg|Roots
File:(Hemidesmus indicus) Indian sarsaparilla shrub at Simhachalam hill.jpg|Leaves
File:¿ Hemidesmus indicus ? (4450493202).jpg|Fruit
</gallery>
 
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Hemidesmus chemical composition">[https://scialert.net/fulltextmobile/?doi=jps.2008.146.156 Phytochemicals]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/hemidesmus-indicusMorphology]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://eneasyayurveda.wikipediacom/2013/12/20/sariva-hemidesmus-indicus-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.orgin/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/hemidesmus-indicus Cultivation details]</wikiref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.89, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</Hemidesmus_indicus ref><ref name="wikipediaKarnataka Medicinal Plants"]>”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.653, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==* [http://www.homeremediess.com/medicinal-plant-anantmool-uses-and-images-hemidesmus-indicus/ Hemidesmus indicus on homeremedies]* [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/hemidesmus-indicus Emidesmus indicus on vikaspedea]* [https://www.medicinalplantsanduses.com/hemidesmus-indicus-medicinal-uses Hemidesmus Indicus (Anantmool) Health Benefits And Uses]* [http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/bebf01836cf2324a00cfd7dc19fdf95a/c0491a6f31fd7b493ffd012e4d99d7ad Emidesmus indicus on Envis centre on medicinal plants]
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