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March 7 2024

Giloy

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A climber on hedges and trees in rocky habitat and sandy areas mostly near human habitation. A large woody perennial, climber with thick, soft warted bark. Leaves are broadly cordate and membranous. Flowers dioecious in long axillary racemes. Male flowers in small fascicled and female flowers are usually solitary and yellow in colour. Fruit is red, a pea size small drupe. Seed white with median ridge on back side. Flowering and fruiting in February to April.

Usage: The aqueous extract of the plant is widely used for the treatment of jaundice, urinary diseases, eye and liver ailments. Extract of plant is hypoglycaemic. Dry stem effective in diarrhoea and chronic dysentery as also a tonic. Its powder is very useful in fever. Fresh stem juice is antacid and effective in rheumatic arthritis and gouts. Root decoction is emetic and is used as an antidote to snake bite.

Agrotechniques : Seed/ stem cuttings. Fresh seeds are sown in polybags in February and March. Semi hard cuttings of pencil thickness with 4-8 nodes are planted in polybags with two nodes inside the soil mixture during Feb-March. Plants transplanted after 4-5 months in the field along some tree, shrub or hedge. Light irrigation and weeding required intermittently. 3-4″ pieces of stem should be cut after shedding of leaves and dried in the shade.

February 29 2024

GILOY

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CLIMATE: The plant grows in subtropical and tropical climate. It does not tolerate high rainfall or waterlogged conditions.

SOIL: Giloy grows well in light medium sandy loam soil, rich in organic matter and with proper drainage.

PROPOGATION AND PLANTATION: These plants are cultivated by stem cutting. The cuttings may be obtained from mother plants during June-July. Seed sowing may also be used for cultivation. However, it takes double the time required in stem cutting.
The stem cuttings with nodes shall be sown directly in the field within 24 hours of their removal from mother plant. Meanwhile, they should be half-dipped in the water vertically. An optimum spacing of 3 x 3 m in one ha land shall be maintained in the filed for better yield. Since these are climbers, require some support to grow.
This can be done by preparing wood stakes or alike structures.

PLANT PROTECTION: The medicinal plants have to be grown without chemical fertilizers and use of pesticides. Organic manures like, farmyard manure, vermi compost, green manure, etc. may be used as per requirement of the species. To prevent diseases, bio-pesticides could be prepared (either single or mixture) from Neem (kernel, seeds
& leaves), Chitrakmool, Dhatura, etc.

IRRIGATION: These plants are grown under rain-fed conditions, however, occasional irrigation in extreme hot or cold climate may help them to withstand.

HARVESTING: When the leaves begin to fall in August and September, the stems should be cut 30 cm above the ground and collected. Pale green colored stems are cut into small pieces, dried and used for various purpose.

USES

Giloy has huge medicinal value for its immune boosting properties. It improves digestion, treats chronic fever, diabetes, resolves stress and anxiety, reduce asthmatic and respiratory problems, treats arthritis. It is also a natural aphrodisiac.
Apart from medicinal uses, the plant may be used as animal fodder for its nutritional values.