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vachagandha, Ipomoea obscura

vachagandha, is an annual or perennial herb with slender, twining or prostrate stems up to 3 metres long and 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It also has ornamental value as a climber with attractive flowers.

Uses

Dysentery, Sores and pustules, ^[1] Snake bites, Improves difficult breathing, Relieves pain ^[2]

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	bilichita bogari, bokadi mooguthi balli
Hindi	pan-bel
Malayalam	cherutali, tirutali
Tamil	chirutali, cirutali, kuruguttal
Telugu	golla jiddu aaku, nalla kokkita
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	laksmana, vachagandha
English	Obscure morning glory

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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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	2.5-6 x 2-4 cm, ovate to cordate, apex acuminate, base cordate, pubescent or glabrescent on both surfaces; petiole to 3 cm long.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Solitary or subumbellate cymes	Pale yellow, throat purplish	5	pedicel to 1-1.5 cm long. Sepals 4-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute-apiculate. Corolla yellowish, throat purplish, 1.5-2.5 cm long, c. 2.5 cm across, campanulate. Stamens 5, villous at base. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, conical; stigma capitate.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	6 - 8 mm across		seeds 5 mm long, ovoid, black, thinly pubescent		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Can be easily grown from seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Leaves
Flowers
Flower
Capsule
Capsules
Habitat

References

External Links

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[Uses_1-1] Uses

[Uses_2-2] Uses

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] Botonic description

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