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Lupinus albus

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Lupinus albus is an erect, branched, annual plant producing a short, bushy plant up to 120cm tall with a strong taproot. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its edible seeds and as a geen manure and is known to have been cultivated since ancient times in Greece, Italy, Egypt and Cyprus. Its importance has fluctuated often during the history of its cultivation. At present it has almost disappeared in central Europe, while it is becoming more widely grown in the Americas.

Uses

Worms, Ulcers, Boils, Skin comlaints.[1] .

Parts Used

Seeds.

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

Annual

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

White lupin is primarily a plant of the temperate zone, though it has been successfullty cultivated in the tropics, often at higher elevations up to 3,000 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Disturbed ground, Acid soils, Disturbed sites, Poor soils.

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References

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

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