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Coix lachryma jobi - Gavedhuka

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Gavedhuka

Gavedhuka is a perennial or annual grass found in India. It is widely distributed throughout the plains and warm slopes of hills upto 1500 m.

Uses

Gastrointestinal problem, Lung cancers, Abdominal tumours, Oesophageal, Cure warts, Lung abscess, Lobar pneumonia, Appendicitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Beriberi, Diarrhoea, Oedema.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Benzoxazolinones, amino acids (leucine, tyrosine, histadin, arginine and coicin). The seeds contain trans-ferulyl stigmastanol and titoleic and vaccerans-ferulyl campestanol. Seeds contain coixenolides, a mixed ester of palmnic acids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Manjutti
Hindi Kasai, Garheduaa, Garahedu, Gargari
Malayalam Kaatugotampu, Kaakkappalunku
Tamil Kaattukuntumani
Telugu Adaviguruginja
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Gavedhu, Gavedhuka
English Adlay, Jobs tears


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kaṭu, Madhura

Guna

Rūkṣa, Laghu

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Kaphahara, Pittahara, Mūtrala, Kārśnya

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

  • Viṣṇu Taila

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Job's Tears grows best in the moister areas of the tropics, succeeding at elevations up to 2,000 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wet places in grassland, Himalayas, Open sunny places.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation detail

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