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Mollugo pentaphylla

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Linaria vulgaris

Mollugo pentaphylla is an annual weed. It can grow upto 30cm tall.

Uses

Mouth infections, Sore legs, Eyes diseases.

Food

Mollugo pentaphylla can be used in Food. The whole plant is cooked as vegetable.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Jaradsisoppu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Five leaved carpetweed, Mollugo


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

Nutritional components

Mollugo pentaphylla Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid (B5), B6 and C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc[1]

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Opposite Linear lancelike 1.5-3cm in lenth, 35mm in width.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Borne in compound cymes Sepals are 1-2mm long {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Many As long as the sepals and nearly spherical with many seeds

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

Mollugo pentaphylla is available through July to December[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.115, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 276
  4. [Cultivation]

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