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Revision as of 12:04, 28 September 2018

Shaalaparni

Abrus precatorius is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.

Uses

Blisters in mouths, mouth sores, bleeding piles.

Parts Used

Seeds, stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains Flavonoids: Genistein and 2’-hydroxygenistein [10]. Accessed on 4th June 2007 8-C-Prenyl-5,7,5’-trimethoxy-3’,4’-methylenedioxyflavone[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada murelehonne, muruluboane
Hindi chirpat, chuppa, salpalnu
Malayalam orila, pullati
Tamil pulladi, pullati, sirupulladi
Telugu getanaramu, gitanaram
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit shalaparni, shalidala, shaliparni
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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
unifoliate ovate to ovatelanceolate Membranous, and mottled with grey patches

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Inflorescence 2-4cm long purple, lilac to white in colour Flowering and occur twice a year Inflorescence is elongated, lax, terminal or axillary raceme

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
pod moniliform (beaded), six to eight jointed seeds upto 5 Flowering and fruiting occur twice a year

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

Because of the abundant small uncinate hairs on most species, the seedpods cling most tenaciously to clothing, to any part of the human body, and also to the feathers and hair of various animals, thus ensuring a wide dispersal of the plants.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

tropical, Caribbean Islands, subtropical, pinelands, hammocks.

Photo Gallery

  • Desmodium gangeticum 2 W IMG 2769.jpg
  • Shalaparni (Sanskrit- शालपर्णी) (2856358046).jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Chemical composition"
  2. ↑ "Morphology"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation detail"

External Links

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665189/ https://herbalistics.com.au/product/desmodium-gangeticum-salparni-seed/

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