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Coscinium fenestratum - Kālīyaka
Kālīyaka is a large woody climber with stout stem and branches, occurring in the Western Ghats.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Stem.
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids-berberine, palmitine, jatrorrhizine, proto-berberne, N-dilindacarpine, thalifendine and columbamine. The stems and roots of Kalambaka contain alkaloids including berberine. 3.5–5% and jatorrhizine. Stems contain ceryl palmitic acid and oleic acid [1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Mardaa arashinaa |
| Hindi | Jhaar-ki-hald |
| Malayalam | Maramanjal |
| Tamil | Atturam, Kadari, Manjalkoid |
| Telugu | Manu pasupu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Kālīya, Kālīyākhya, Kāleyaka, Kalambaka |
| English | False Calumba |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kaṣāya, Tikṭa
Guna
Laghu.Rūkṣa
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Pittahara, Dīpana, Pācana, Anulomaka, Raktaṣodhaka, Pittahara, Kaphamedohara, Dīpana, Pācana, Kaphamedohara.
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Oblong deltoid | Obscurely peltate | Leaf are glabrous above, hairy and reticulate beneath. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Green | Borne in dense globose heads | It is a dioecious plant and comes to bloom from August to October |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drupe globose | 3-8 cm | Villous and bony endocarp | Seed is globose | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Lowland forest, Soils include granitic, Sandstone area.
Photo Gallery
Leaf
Stem
Fruit
Leaf underside
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References
- ↑ Chemical composition
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [Cultivation detail]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Soils include granitic
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sandstone area
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Menispermaceae
