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Chapa is a tall, erect herb or small shrub, growing 100 - 250cm tall. The hollow stems are generally unbranched; they usually become woody at the base and are around 1cm in diameter.
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'''Blumea densiflora''' is a tall, erect herb. It grows up to 100 - 250cm tall. The hollow stems are generally unbranched. They usually become woody at the base and are around 1cm in diameter. The plant is gathered from the wild for its use locally in traditional medicine and is also occasionally cultivated for its use as a seasoning.
The plant is gathered from the wild for its use locally in traditional medicine and is also occasionally cultivated for its use as a seasoning.
 
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Aphthae}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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Blumea densiflora, an edible and medicinal plant, is chiefly distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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A highly variable plant.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Humid shaded places}}, {{Commonly seen|Along stream banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|Riversides}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-011-2388-2 Chemical constitients]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+lanceolaria Cultivation]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259913 Blumea densiflora on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-70638-2_224 Blumea densiflora on link.springer.com]
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* [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-142951 Blumea densiflora on the plantlist.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 3 April 2020

Blumea sp 20180827 103958.jpg

Blumea densiflora is a tall, erect herb. It grows up to 100 - 250cm tall. The hollow stems are generally unbranched. They usually become woody at the base and are around 1cm in diameter. The plant is gathered from the wild for its use locally in traditional medicine and is also occasionally cultivated for its use as a seasoning.

Uses

Bronchitis, Aphthae, Asthma, Rheumatism.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Blumea densiflora, an edible and medicinal plant, is chiefly distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia.[1]

Common names

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

A highly variable plant.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid shaded places, Along stream banks, Forests, Grassy slopes, Riversides.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links