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Cressa cretica

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Cressa cretica is a small herb growing from a few cm to 30cm tall from a woody perennial root-stock. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Colic, Anorexia, Anaemia, Diabetes, Skin disease.

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mullumaddugida
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Rydravanti


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
Numerus stalkless Small Ovate, Acute tipped

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Small White Or Pink Nearly stalkless in upper leaf access {{{5}}}

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 temperate to tropical areas, usually near the coast and always in areas where the soil is salty.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Halophytic in salt pans, Near the sea, Sandy sea shores.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 142
  3. Cultivation

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