Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Asphota (Vallaris heynii), of the Apocynaceae family. Large woody twining climber with milky latex, opposite leaves and clusters of white, heavily scented flowers; native range: the forests and thickets of India and the Himalayan foothills, climbing in hedges and over trees. Globally recognized as asphota in Sanskrit, dudhi, ramsar in Hindi, haparmali in Bengali, and bread flower, breakfast creeper in English. The part used is root (mula), leaf. A milky-juiced climber whose white flowers carry a strong scent likened to fresh bread.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
ASPHOTA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- asphota
- Scientific name
- Vallaris heynii Spreng.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Form
- Part used
- root (mula), leaf
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- the recorded use is external — the leaf applied to clean and close wounds and against itching skin; no sourced account of this plant's own rasa, virya or vipaka under the contested name
Cautions
- Toxicity
- a milky latex of the Apocynaceae; the plant is not established as an internal drug and internal use on the strength of the disputed name is unwarranted
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