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Asclepias curassavica

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Asclepias curassavica is an annual or short-lived perennial plant. It is like most milkweeds, it has opposite leaves and milky sap. The blossoms of scarlet milkweed are red and orange, less than an inch across, and appear in clusters at the top of 2 to 4 ft.

Uses

Ringworm, Sores, Rashes, Dermatitis, Dysentery.

Parts Used

Stem fibre, Root hair.

Chemical Composition

Leaves and stems of both plants were analyzed for acid-detergent fiber, acid-detergent lignin, cellulose and ash.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Kakatundi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi Pivla chitrak
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Scarlet Milkweed


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in a range of climates from warm temperate to tropical.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Pastures, Wastelands, Along roadsides.

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