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Gynura pseudo china

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Gynura pseudochina is a semi-succulent, perennial herbaceous plant producing stems up to 130cm tall from hard, woody tubers. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine - it is commonly cultivated for food and medicine in E Nigeria.

Uses

Skin irritation, Insect stings, Pimples, Bruises, Scabies, Erysipelas, Soreness, Breast tumours, Sore throats.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Sandy places on slopes, Forest margins, Roadsides, Rocky hill savannah.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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