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'''Tragia involucrata''' is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few in lower part of inflorescence and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds. This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.
'''Tragia involucrata''' is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.
 
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Bronchits}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Baldness}}.
 
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Bronchits}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Baldness}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}
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{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php "Chemical Constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php Chemical Constituents]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">["Cultivation"]</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 8 August 2020

Duhsparsha, Tragia involucrata

Tragia involucrata is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few in lower part of inflorescence and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds. This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.

Uses

Fever, Itching, Bronchits, Skin Diseases, Baldness.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Turike Balli
Hindi Barhanta
Malayalam Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva
Tamil Kanchori
Telugu Telukondicettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrischikali
English stinging nettle

.[2]

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

Annual herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides; petiole to 2.5 cm long.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Axillary spikes Greenish yellow 3 2 cm long; male flowers above, female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across; bracts spathulate; tepals 3, spreading; stamens 3, anthers subsessile. Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits; style 3, spreading.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 0.6 x 1cm 3-lobed, hispid Seeds globose. {{{6}}}

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

Tall grasslands, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Chemical Constituents
  2. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63
  3. Morphology
  4. [Cultivation]

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