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Pergularia extensa

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Pergularia extensa

Pergularia extensa is the trellis-vine. It is a hispid, perennial vine in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has been used traditionally to treat a number of ailments.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains some bio-active compounds such as alkaloids, triterpenes (lupeol), saponins, steroidal compounds.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಬೇಲಿ ಹತ್ತಿ Beli hatthi, ಹಾಲು ಕೊರಟಿಗೆ Haalu Kuratige
Hindi Dholi dudhi, Gadaria ki bel, Menda singi
Malayalam Velipparuthi
Tamil Veliparutthi
Telugu Chebira, Dustapu cettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kakajangha, Nalika, Uttamarani, Visanika
English Pergularia, hair knot plant


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 Broadly ovate, Heart-shaped or nearly circular Hairless above, Velvety beneath

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Broadly ovate-heart-shaped Greenish yellow or dull white Sweet-scented flowers are borne in lateral cymes which are at first corymb-like, afterwards raceme-like. The five petals are hairy and spreading outwards

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruit is a follicle Ovoid Soft spines all over and a long beak Seeds are densely velvety on both sides {{{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

A deep-rooted shrub traditionally preserved in fields in the semi-arid zones of Mali for its soil-improving properties.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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