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Kalanchoe laciniata

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Kalanchoe laciniata is a short-lived perennial, or possibly sometimes biennial, erect plant. It can grow up to 120cm tall. The fleshy stem is usually unbranched, it dies back to a large, underground tuber in dry conditions. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is decorative and worthy of horticultural cultivation.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Lithiasis, Phthisis, Ulcers, Allaying inflammation, Headache.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

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

[3]

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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rocky grassland, Open bushland, Scrub, Margins of thickets, On stony ground, Rocky slopes.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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