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Artemisia nilagirica - Damanaka

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Mugwort is a perennial weed in the daisy family. It typically grows in loamy or sandy soils in forested areas, coastal strands and along roadsides and does not tolerate wet soils with poor drainage. It spreads by rhizomes and can form dense mats. This plant has been listed as invasive in several states.

Uses

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Parts Used

Leaf.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮಾಚಿಪತ್ರೆ Machipatre
Hindi Damanak, Dhyam
Malayalam Ananta-pacca
Tamil Maci-pattiri
Telugu Davanamu
Marathi Dhor davana
Gujarathi Nagdaman
Punjabi Tatwen
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Damanaka, Nagadamani
English Indian wormwood, Nilgiri mugwort

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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

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from March to April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from March to April

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

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Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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