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Pimpinella anisum - Anisūna

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Anisūna consists of dried fruit of Pimpinella anisum Linn. (Fam. Apiaceae); an annual erect plant introduced and cultivated in India at Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Volatile oil, fixed oils and protein.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Badiyan Rumee, Sauph, Anisoon
Malayalam
Tamil Shombu
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Śvetapuṣpā
English Anise


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṭu

Guna

Tīkṣṇa, Laghu

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Kaphahara, Artavajanana, Vātānulomaka, Rakṣoghna

Prabhava

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

Sow the seed in dry, light soil, on a warm, sunny border, early in April, where the plants are to remain. When they come up, thin them and keep them clean from weeds. Allow about a foot each way. The seeds may also be sown in pots in heat and removed to a warm site in May.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-17
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. "Cultivation detail"

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