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Vitex trifolia - Jalanirgundi

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Vitex trifolia is a large coastal shrub or small tree. and it is naturally found along coastlines from tropical East Africa as far east as French Polynesia.

Uses

Fever, Liver diseases, Constipation, Headache, Beriberi, Sprains, Contusions, Rheumatism, Swollen testicles

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

An essential oil and alkaloids have been isolated from the leaves and bark of this plant. Particularly leaves contain flavones, artemetin and 7-desmethyl artemetin and some non-flavonoid components[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada karinochi, lakki
Hindi Nichinda
Malayalam Chara-nosi
Tamil karunochi
Telugu chiruvavil
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit indranika
English Three-Leaved Chaste Tree


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple opposite The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 3–23 cm Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
5 mm long Fruits yellow or reddish turning blue or black pubescent outside - {{{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

Requires a sunny position and a well-drained, preferably sandy soil. Plants are highly tolerant of salt in the air and in the soil. Established plants are very drought tolerant[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Coastal sand dunes, Sandy meadows, Found in teak forest.

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