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[[File:Wegwarte Cichorium intybus.jpg|thumb|right|''Chicory'', ''Kasni'']]
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'''Felicia daisy''' is a bushy, South African native valued for its bright masses of miniature blooms. Felicia daisy flowers consist of showy, sky blue petals and bright yellow centers. Butterflies are attracted to the vivid blue blooms.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Worm burdens}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Bowel function}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}.
  
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'''Kasni''' is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.<ref name="livestock"/> Kasni is is also known as '''Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, succory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors etc<ref name="common names"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Coumarins, Cardiac Glycosides, Essential oils, Flavonoids, Phenolics, Saponins, and Steroids. However, Alkaloids, Anthraquinones, and terennins were not detected<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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When flowering, chicory has a tough, grooved, and more or less hairy stem, from 30 to 100 cm (10 to 40 in) tall. The leaves are stalked, lanceolate and unlobed. The flower heads are 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.6 in) wide, and usually bright blue, rarely white or pink. Of the two rows of involucral bracts, the inner is longer and erect, the outer is shorter and spreading. It flowers from July until October.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Chikory|ml=Chikkari|sa=Kasni|ta=|te=Kasini, Kasini vittulu|hi=Kasni, Hinduba|en=Kasni}}
  
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*Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens.
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==Properties==
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*Chicory (especially the flower), used as a folk medicine in Germany, is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments.
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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*Chicory contains inulin, which may help humans with weight loss, constipation, improving bowel function and general health.
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===Dravya===
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*Chicory has been listed as one of the 38 plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies,<ref name="uses"/> a kind of alternative medicine.
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Pitta
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''English''' - blue daisy
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==Habit==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಚಿಕೊರಿ
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{{Habit|Succulent}}
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* '''Hindi''' - कासनी
 
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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<references>
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are dark green above and light green below}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="livestock">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=B0bXX_grAwYC&pg=PA68&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false  "Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle"]</ref>
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<ref name="common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chicory.html Flowers of India]</ref>
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===Flower===
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<ref name="uses">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=icG8onA0ys8C&pg=PR3&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false " Bach Flower Remedies: A Comprehensive Study"]</ref>
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{{Flower|Unisexual|3 cm|Bright yellow|5-20|Unlike many other members of the daisy family, the flowerheads of F. amelloides do not close at night}}
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</references>
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Each fruit is shed with its pappus which, acting like a tiny parachute, helps to disperse them|The cypselas (fruits) are dark brown with tiny hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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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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Drought-resistant and wind-resistant this plant thrives in a poor, well-drained soil so long as there is full sun and no damp<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Botanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1767.JPG|Flowers
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Botanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1788.JPG|Flower
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Felicia amelloides - Jardin des Plantes de Paris.JPG|At field
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Felicia amelloides - San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - DSC05904.JPG|Field
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Felicia amelloides 04.JPG|Flowers
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Felicia amelloides 2 RBGK.JPG|Flower
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536286 Chemistry]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207656-1 General description]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory Chicory-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94694/Felicia-amelloides-Santa-Anita/Details How to grow]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b724 Felicia amelloides on missouribotanicalgarden]
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* [https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/felicia-amelloides-blue-marguerite/ Felicia amelloides on backyard gardener]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chicory.html Felicia amelloides-flowers of india]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Asteraceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:56, 6 May 2020

Botanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1767.JPG

Felicia daisy is a bushy, South African native valued for its bright masses of miniature blooms. Felicia daisy flowers consist of showy, sky blue petals and bright yellow centers. Butterflies are attracted to the vivid blue blooms.

Uses

Indigestion, Worm burdens, Constipation, Bowel function, Skin eruptions.

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Coumarins, Cardiac Glycosides, Essential oils, Flavonoids, Phenolics, Saponins, and Steroids. However, Alkaloids, Anthraquinones, and terennins were not detected[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chikory
Hindi Kasni, Hinduba
Malayalam Chikkari
Tamil
Telugu Kasini, Kasini vittulu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kasni
English Kasni


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Succulent

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are dark green above and light green below

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 3 cm Bright yellow 5-20 Unlike many other members of the daisy family, the flowerheads of F. amelloides do not close at night

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome Each fruit is shed with its pappus which, acting like a tiny parachute, helps to disperse them The cypselas (fruits) are dark brown with tiny hairs {{{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

Drought-resistant and wind-resistant this plant thrives in a poor, well-drained soil so long as there is full sun and no damp[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Flower

  • At field

  • Field

  • Flowers

  • Flower

References

  1. ↑ Chemistry
  2. ↑ General description
  3. ↑ How to grow

External Links

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