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Gandha prasarini, Paederia foetida

Gandha prasarini is a an important ayurvedic herb. It is a vigorous climber with purple and white flowers. Leaves when crushed emit an unpleasant smell, which is what led to its various vernacular names.

Uses

Rheumatism, Paralysis, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Infertility, Flatulence, Inflammation.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Gabbu balli, hesarane
Hindi	Prasaran, bakuchi, somraj
Malayalam	Lepcha, talanili
Tamil	cankai-p-pinari, muthiar koonthal, penarisangai, pichulati-elai
Telugu	saviraela chettu, gonthe mogaru chettu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Prasarini, gandhapatra
English	skunkvine, stinkvine, Chinese fever vine

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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

Guru (Heavy), Sara(Flowing)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	Leaves opposite, ovate, nearly glabrous, with a long petiole

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual		White and purple		Inflorescence of panicled cymes, axillary and terminal. Flowers sessile or pedicelled

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Broadly elliptic		compressed with 2 dorsally compressed pyrenes.			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

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Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Cuttings may be planted in raised beds at 10 cm apart row and 5 cm within a row. Double node stem with leaves is recommended for planting in the month of August and September. Seed germination is low, around 25-30%. ^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Flower
Whole plant
Fruits

References

External Links

[Common_names-1] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-2] "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

[Ayurvedic_preparations-3] "Ayurvedic preparations"

[Cultivation_details-4] "Cultivation details"

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 <ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4564&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
+<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://e-charak.in/echarak/templates/Paederia%20scandens%20(Lour.)%20Merr..pdf "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 <ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/08/21/paederia-foetida-gandha-prasarini-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>