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Sutherlandia frutescens - Balloon pea

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Sutherlandia frutescens, cancer bush, Balloon pea

Sutherlandia frutescens is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments.It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.

Uses

Cancer, HIV, TB, Heartburn, Gastritis, Esophagitis, Joint pain.

Parts Used

Dried twigs, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Plant yields saponins, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidin, apigenin, phytosterols, glycosides and cardiac glycosides[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada āvarike
Hindi Tarwar
Malayalam
Tamil āvārai
Telugu taṃgēḍu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aaavartaki
English Avaram senna


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

Climber shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
alternate stipulate biternately compound, triangular in outline, papery-thin with serrate margins, lateral leaflets smaller than terminal leaflet

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual White Flower Symmetry is Bilateral, Inflorescence Type is Panicle, Flowering Period is Free-Flowering and Flowering Habit is Polycarpic

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Mature Fruit Colour(s) [Angiosperms & Gymnosperms] is Brown Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Capsule) 12-20 seeds {{{6}}}

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

Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1m high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough plant, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland area, Savannah area, Open Ground area.

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