| Family |
Asclepiadaceae |
| English Name |
Indian sarasaparilla |
| Malayalam Name |
Nannaari, Naruneendi |
| Tamil Name |
Nannaari |
| Kannada Name |
Ananthamoola, Beruballi |
| Telugu Name |
Nannaari, Sugandhipaala |
| Hindi Name |
Anandmul-kapuri, Anantamul |
| Sanskrit Name |
Ananta, Anantamul |
| Trade Name |
Sugandhipala, Anantmool, Nannari, Indian sarasaparilla |
| Part Used |
Root |
| In Wild |
NA |
| Under Cultivation |
NA |
| Temperature |
NA |
| Rainfall |
NA |
| Farmers |
NA |
| Traders |
NA |
| Institution |
NA |
| Individually |
NA |
| State/Region |
NA |
| District |
NA |
| Nursery Information |
NA |
| Yield |
Dry root biomass approximately 1.2 tonnes per hectare.
|
| Economic of cultivation |
Cost of cultivation ₹ 2,00,000 per hectare.
Market price: Dry root ₹ 550 per kg (as on June 2019). |
| Quantitative quality standards |
Root:
1. Foreign matter : Not more than 2 %
2. Ash : Not more than 4.3 %
3. Acid-insoluble ash : Not more than 0.3 %
4. Ethanol-soluble extractive : Not less than
6.5 %
5. Water-soluble extractive : Not less than
8.5 % |
| Description |
Slender twining under shrubs with woody rootstock and fleshy roots. Leaves very variable, opposite or in whorls, often variegated, 3-7 x 0.7-3 cm, elliptic-oblong to linear-lanceolate. Flowers few, sub sessile, in short, axillary cymes. Corolla yellow, c. 8 mm across, 3-4 mm long, rotate, lobes 5, fleshy, triangular. Follicles to 10 cm long, cylindric. Seeds many, with a tuft of white hairs at the ends. |
| Agro technology/Cultivation practices |
Hemidesmus indicus show better growth in humus-rich loam to silt-clay loam alkaline soil (PH 7.5-8.5).
Cultivation
1. Planting stock production: Stem and root cuttings are used as
propagating material. Root cuttings have better sprouting and survival
rates than stem cuttings. Stem and root cuttings pre-treated with
commercially available root hormone are planted in polythene bags during
July – September. Root formation takes place in 1-1.5 months. About
28,000 rooted cuttings are required for 1 hectare of land.
2. Field planting: Planting is done in 30 cm × 30 cm × 30 cm size pits at
60 cm × 60 cm spacing. Since it is a climber, pandal shall be provided
for the support or can be grown as intercrop using the tree for support.
3. Manuring/Fertilizer: 1-2 kg farmyard manure is mixed with soil and sand
in equal quantities used for filling in the pits. Three to four weeding
are necessary.
4. Irrigation: Irrigation at the time of transplanting is mandatory. Two
subsequent irrigations at 15 and 45 days after transplanting required.
5. Pest and diseases: No serious disease or pest is recorded in this plant. |
| Harversting |
Plant matures in two and half year after planting. During December and January, plants are harvested by digging the root. |
| Processing |
Harvested roots are washed, dried in shade, and stored in moisture-free packing in cool and dry place. |
| References |
NA |
