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Desmodium gangeticum - Shaalaparni, Murelehonne

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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

[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

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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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

tropical, Caribbean Islands, subtropical, pinelands, hammocks.

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References

  1. ["Chemistry"]
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation detail"]

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