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'''Karavira''' consists of dried leaves of Nerium indicum Mill. Syn. Nerium odorum Soland (Fam.Apocynaceae), a large evergreen woody shrub with milky Juice, found
 
'''Karavira''' consists of dried leaves of Nerium indicum Mill. Syn. Nerium odorum Soland (Fam.Apocynaceae), a large evergreen woody shrub with milky Juice, found
 
throughout the year in upper Gangetic plains, Himalayas, from Nepal to Kashmir upto 2000 m. Central and Southern India, also cultivated near temples and gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
throughout the year in upper Gangetic plains, Himalayas, from Nepal to Kashmir upto 2000 m. Central and Southern India, also cultivated near temples and gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
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<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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Shvasahara, Caksusya, Krimighna, Kandughna, Kushaghna, Vranapaha,
 
Shvasahara, Caksusya, Krimighna, Kandughna, Kushaghna, Vranapaha,
 
===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Whorls of 3|10-15 x 1-2 cm, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends, acuminate, thick coriaceous, midrib prominent, nerves numerous; petiole 5-7.5 mm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|greenish yellow|5|Flowers white, pink or dark red, single or double in cultivated, form, fragrant 3-4 cm across, peduncle and pedicel hairy, bracts small, 5-7.5 mm long. Calyx c. 6.25 mm long, divided into 5 linear, acute lobes, hairy with gland at the base inside. Corolla tube 1.8 cm long, hairy within, throat narrow, ending in five twisted petals, tips rounded, corona of 5 scales near the throat of the corolla, cleft into 4-7 linear segments. Stamen included, filament short, Anthers connivent and adherent to stigma, connectives hairy, produced upward into long thread-like hairy appendages. Ovary with two distinct carpels, style filiform, thickened upward; stigma two lobed.  }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Follicle|12-20 cm x 7:5 mm long.|Seeds brown with bristles|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 1378.jpg|Fruits
 
File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 1378.jpg|Fruits
 
File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 3609.jpg|Seeds
 
File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 3609.jpg|Seeds
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 85.</ref>  
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 85.</ref>  
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<ref name="Uses">[http://dhaarrii.blogspot.com/2009/09/naravelia-zeylanica.html Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
  
 
</references>
 
</references>

Revision as of 10:20, 11 June 2019

Ashvaghna, Karavira

Karavira consists of dried leaves of Nerium indicum Mill. Syn. Nerium odorum Soland (Fam.Apocynaceae), a large evergreen woody shrub with milky Juice, found throughout the year in upper Gangetic plains, Himalayas, from Nepal to Kashmir upto 2000 m. Central and Southern India, also cultivated near temples and gardens.[1]

Uses

Fever, Wound healing, Skin diseases, Itching, Inflammation [2]

Parts Used

Whole plant


Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kanagalu, Kanagile
Hindi Kaner
Malayalam Kanave eram, Arali, Kattalari
Tamil Arali, Alari, Aatrulari
Telugu Ganneru
Marathi Kanher
Gujarathi Kanera, Karena, Karen
Punjabi Kaner
Kashmiri Gandeela, Gandula
Sanskrit Hayamaaraka, Harapriya
English Indian Oleander


Chemical Composition

Cardiac glucoside (oleandrin).

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya, Katu

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Shvasahara, Caksusya, Krimighna, Kandughna, Kushaghna, Vranapaha,

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Whorls of 3 10-15 x 1-2 cm, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends, acuminate, thick coriaceous, midrib prominent, nerves numerous; petiole 5-7.5 mm long

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal and axillary panicles greenish yellow 5 Flowers white, pink or dark red, single or double in cultivated, form, fragrant 3-4 cm across, peduncle and pedicel hairy, bracts small, 5-7.5 mm long. Calyx c. 6.25 mm long, divided into 5 linear, acute lobes, hairy with gland at the base inside. Corolla tube 1.8 cm long, hairy within, throat narrow, ending in five twisted petals, tips rounded, corona of 5 scales near the throat of the corolla, cleft into 4-7 linear segments. Stamen included, filament short, Anthers connivent and adherent to stigma, connectives hairy, produced upward into long thread-like hairy appendages. Ovary with two distinct carpels, style filiform, thickened upward; stigma two lobed.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Follicle 12-20 cm x 7:5 mm long. Seeds brown with bristles {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Seeds

  • Fruits

  • Seeds

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 85.
  2. ↑ Uses
  3. ↑ Botonic description

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See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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