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Cryptolepis buchanani

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Cryptolepis buchanani is much branched, Large climbing shrub. Purplish red when young peeling off in papery flakes and It will become brown when old.

Uses

Appetitis, Fever, Skin diseases, Leprosy, Rickets[1]

Parts Used

Roots, Stem[2]

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Medhagulihambu
Hindi Karanta
Malayalam Kattupalvalli
Tamil Paalkodi
Telugu Adavipaalatige
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Krishna sariva
English Indian Sarsaparilla

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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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Elliptic, Oblong or oblong – Lanceolate Acute or Acuminate Leaves are 7.5 – 12.5 cm X 3.8 – 6.3 cm in size, green above and whitish beneath

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Ovate-lanceolate with scarious margins Greenish yellow or Yellow white Flowering season is December to May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Follicle 2.5-10 cm long Seeds are 0.5 cm long in size, ovate-oblong, compressed and black in colour Fruiting season is December to May

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

The crop prefers well-drained sandy-loam acidic soils with abundant organic matter (4.5 to 6.0).[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 587
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.590, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 146
  5. Cultivation

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