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Swertia chirayita - chirayata

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Chirayita

Chirayita is a medicinal plant indigenous to temperate Himalaya. Chirayita has an erect, about 2–3 ft long stem, the middle portion is round, while the upper is four-angled, with a prominent decurrent line at each angle.

Uses

Stomach problems, Indigestion, Nausea, Bloating, Skin eruptions, Liver problems, Fever, Tuberculosis, Malaria

Parts Used

Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains a bitter glycoside chiratin, which on hydrolysis yields two bitter principles: ophelic acid, an amorphous bitter hygroscopic principle, and chiratogenin, a yellow bitter glycoside, insoluble in water.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Nelabevu
Hindi Chirayata, Charaita
Malayalam Kiriyatta, Kiriyattu
Tamil Nilavembu, Shirattakuchi
Telugu Nelavemu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Anaryatikta
English Chirayita


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Green-yellow 5-20 Flowers are small, stalked, green-yellow, tinged with purple colour

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown - {{{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

Succeeds in a moist humus-rich soil in damp light woodlands, streamsides or the bog garden[200]. Grows best in areas with cool summerse[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Pasture areas, Slope areas of Himalayas

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