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Hybanthus enneaspermus

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Spade flower

Hybanthus enneaspermus is a plant commonly found during the rainy season in dry regions with gravel and stones in the Deccan plateu of India. It can grow upto 60cm tall.[1]

Uses

Diarrhea, Urinary tract infections, Inflammation, Wound healing, Asthma.[2]

Parts Used

Barks, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

The phytocompounds present in H. enneaspermus have been extensively investigated. The chief chemical constituents include alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, phenols, dipeptide, isoarborinol, sitosterol, sugars and tannins.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Charaata, Purusharatna
Hindi Ratanpurus
Malayalam Nelam-parenda, Orilattamara
Tamil Oorithal thamarai, Orilaittamarai
Telugu Nelakobbari, Purusharathnam
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Purusharatna, Padmacarini, Charati
English Spade flower

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Properties

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves subsessile, 0.6-3 x 0.3-1 cm, linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, margins distantly crenate, crenations scabrous hairy, apex acute, hirsute; stipules 1-2 mm long, linear-lanceolate.

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary, solitary Pink-Purple 5 Pedicel 0.6-1.5 cm long, slender. Sepals 5, subequal, 2-3 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Petals 5, pinkish, unequal; lower one 0.8-1.5 cm long, suborbicular, clawed, other 4 smaller, 3-5 mm long, elliptic or triangular-oblong. Flowering season is February-March

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A capsule 5 - 8 mm long Seeds many, Ovoid Fruiting season is February-March

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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References

  1. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:225
  2. Uses
  3. Chemical constituents
  4. Vernacular names
  5. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 224

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