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Kapītana consists of stem bark of Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Correa syn. Hibiscus populneus Linn. (Fam. Malvaceae), a fast growing, medium-sized evergreen tree, upto 10 m tall with yellow, cup-shaped flowers having maroon centre and distributed throughout coastal forests of India and also largely grown as a roadside tree.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Pleurisy, Cholera, Colic, High fevers, Herpes, Urinary tract problems, Abdominal swellings, Skin diseases, Urinary retention, Cough, Influenza, Headache.
Parts Used
Young leaves, Flowers, Bulbs, Fruits.
Chemical Composition
Flavonoids, steroids and sesquiterpenoidal quinines.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Huvarasi |
| Hindi | Paaraspipal |
| Malayalam | Punavasu, Pupparutti |
| Tamil | Chilanti, Punarasu |
| Telugu | Ganyaraavi, Munigangaraavi |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Pāriṣah, Kandarala |
| English | Portia tree, Umbrella tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kaṣāya
Guna
Laghu.Rūkṣa
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Pittahara, Kaphahara, Stambhana, Medohara, Sandhānīya, śukrala, Bhagnasandhānakṛt
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Broadly ovate | Acuminate entire | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers large | 2-4cm long | first yellow with a purple | at maturity the flowers turn pinkish red, the spot becoming almost black. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsules | globose, covered with minute peltate scales, surrounded at the base by persistent calyx | Many |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Portia tree is a plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics and warm subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 150 metres.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Sea coasts, Rocky coasts, Inland edge of mangrove swamp.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-10
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pleurisy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Herpes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary tract problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abdominal swellings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary retention
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Influenza
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headache
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Bulbs used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sea coasts
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky coasts
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Inland edge of mangrove swamp
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
