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Indigofera oblongifolia

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Indigofera oblongifolia is an erect perennial plant with many branched stems that become more or less woody, especially near the base, and persist. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a dye. It is occasionally cultivated, as a living fence in Sudan.

Uses

Skin rash, Stomach pain, Mercurial salivation.[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

Shrub

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found especially near the coast, Growing on edges of brackish places, Streamsides, Grassland, Bushland.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Found on a variety of soils in the wild from black clays to sands Cultivation]

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