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Barleria cristata

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Barleria cristata is an erect, branched evergreen shrub. It grows 1 - 3 metres tall. The plant is widely grown as an ornamental, particularly as a flowering hedge plant.

Uses

Catarrhal infections, Swelling, Snake bite.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Two phenolic compounds (P- Coumaric acid and α–Tocopherol), two flavonoidal compounds ( luetoline and 7-methoxy luetoline) and two iridoidal glycosides (barlerin and schanshiside methyl ester) have been isolated from leaves of Barleria cristata their structure were established by spectral analysis.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಝಿಂಟೆ Jhinte, ಕುರುವಕ Kuruvaka
Hindi Jhinti
Malayalam Karimkurunni
Tamil Cem-mulli, Mituri
Telugu Gobbi, Kodi kannu
Marathi Gokarna
Gujarathi Jhinti
Punjabi Tadrelu
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Artagalah
English Bluebell barleria, Crested Philippine violet

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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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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

Seed

How to plant/cultivate

Requires at least a moderate amount of sun if it is to flower freely.[4]

Season to grow

Winter.

Required Ecosystem/Climate

[5]

Kind of soil needed

Best growth typically occurs in dry to medium moisture well-drained soils in full sun to light shade.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste places, Along the sides of roads.

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References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. Common names
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Required Ecosystem/Climate

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