Caralluma Fimbriata

Caralluma Fimbriata is a small shrub with basally trailing. It will grow upto 30 - 60cm tall. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter.

The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. A popular traditional medicine it is also cultivated in many localities. Several patents have been issued on the preparation of the plant extract and the use of the pregnane glycosides in the treatment of obesity-related problems.

Uses

Ear infections, Wounds, Children's coughs, Cardiac problems, Vomiting, [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Epilepsy[|Epilepsy[]][[Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Epilepsy[]].

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Maakada singi, Mangana kodu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Caralluma

Properties

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

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Ovate	Sub-acute	Rhomboid or slightly cordate at base

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Borne in racemes		Blue	Velvet hairy. Flowering season is August-December	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Bitter					Matured fruits change colour to orange. Fruiting season is August-December

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

A plant of lowland areas in the drier tropics where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It tolerates high temperatures and an annual rainfall as low as 400mm.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Gravelly soils, Rocky hills.

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