Botanical name : Clematis triloba H. Leveille (Clematis gouriana Roxb)
Family : Cucurbitaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Murva, Morata, Dhanurmala, Madhusrava.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Sara, Guru
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Bowstring Hemp, Indian traveler’s joy
Hindi : Belkum, Churanhar
Malayalam :
Distribution – Throughout India growing in moist forests.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A woody spreading creeper grows over hedges and bushes. Leaves pinnately compound, 3-5 foliolate; petiole 1-7 cm, sparsely glabrous; leaflet ovate, narrowly ovate, or lanceolate, leathery, both surfaces glabrous, margin dentate, apex attenuate to acuminate; Flower whitish, axillary or terminal cymes,
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, flatulence, colic, worms, urinary tract diseases, cardiac debility, jaundice, bronchitis, bleeding disorders, diabetes, thirst, heart disease, itching, skin diseases, fever, vomiting and typhoid fever
Useful part : Roots
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