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[[File:Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (6926236863).jpg|thumb|right|''Vidarikanda'', ''Pueraria tuberosa'']]
'''Vidarikanda''' is a large climber with trifoliate leaves and tuberous roots. It occurs in the Himalayan tracts at low elevations and also in the hills of Central and South India.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Improve bodymass}}, {{Uses|Skin complexion}}, {{Uses|Improve voice quality}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=bhoochakra geddeಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ Bhoo sakkare gadde, nela gumbala balliಗುಮ್ಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ Gummadi gida|ml=mutukkuMutukku, palmutukkuPalmutukku|sa=bhukushmandiBhukushmandi, kandapalasah, payasvini, shrigalika, vidarikandaKandapalasah|ta=Nelapoosani|te=darigummadi, Darigummadi|hi=bidarikand, bilaikand, dhodhala, ghora-belBidarikand, vidarikandBilaikand|en=Indian kudzu}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Trifoliate|alternateAlternate|leaflets Leaflets 5-18 x 5-12.5 cm, ovate or the terminal rhomboid, base obtuse or acute, laterals oblique at base, apex acuminate, scattered hairy above, appressed hairy beneath; lateral nerves 7 or 8 pairs, reticulations prominent; petiole to 18 cm long; stipules c. 5 mm long, ovate. Racemes axillary, 15-35 cm long; rachis silky. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Raceme|Bluish purple|10|Flowers c. 1.3 cm long, bluish-purple, ternate on the nodes of racemes; pedicels c. 3 mm long. Calyx c. 7 mm long, tomentose; tube campanulate; lobes ovate. Standard c. 1.2 cm, long, orbicular, base auricled, apex emarginate; wings c. 1.2 cm long, with spur above base; keels long-clawed. Stamens 9+1, vexillary stamen apically fused, free at base. Ovary to 8 mm long, oblong, densely brown-hirsute; style incurved; stigma capitate. }}
===Fruit===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vidaryadyasava]]* [[Amritaprasha ghrita]]* [[Prasootikamrita lehya]]* [[Gopichandanadi gulika]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Vidari (Sanskrit- विदारी) (8632006738).jpg
File:Shimia Batraji (Bengali- শিমিআবাতরাজী) (4716596438).jpg
File:Dari Gummadi (Telugu- దారి గుమ్మడి) (6926232427).jpg
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/08/11/vidarikand-pueraria-tuberosa-indian-kudzu/ Uses]</ref><ref name="UsesCultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/pueraria-tuberosa Cultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/08/11/vidarikand-pueraria-tuberosa-indian-kudzu/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/pueraria-tuberosaPueraria tuberosa vikaspedia.in]* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/vidarikanda.htmPueraria tuberosa on planetayurveda.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:ClimberFabaceae]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
