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Barleria strigosa - Nīlajhiṇṭī

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Nīlajhiṇṭī

Nīlajhiṇṭī consists of root of Barleria strigosa. It is a tall herb which is distributed throughout the upper gangentic plain and southern parts of India.

Uses

Serious catarrhal infections, Boils, Snake bites, Sores.

Parts Used

Flower.

Chemical Composition

The plant gave beta-and gammasitosterol. [1]

Common names

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


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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal spikes Pink-violet Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm Capsule is ellipsoid, glabrous, 1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm, shining, four-seeded.

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

[3]

Season to grow

[4]

Required Ecosystem/Climate

[5]

Kind of soil needed

Well drained soil[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Chemical composition
  2. Morphology
  3. [Cultivation detail]
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  6. Kind of soil needed

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