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Ophiorrhiza mungos - Indian Snake Root
Ophiorrhiza mungos is an erect, herbaceous, evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows 10 - 50cm tall, but can reach 100cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Cancer, Snakebites, Wounds, Stomachache[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Ophiorrhiza mungos contains the Alkaloid and Deoxytubulosine.[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Bili garuda paathaala |
| Hindi | Sarhati |
| Malayalam | Avlipori |
| Tamil | Kirippuntu |
| Telugu | Sarpaakshi chettu |
| Marathi | Mungusavela |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Sarpakshi |
| English | Indian Snake Root |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from July to January |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from July to January |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Secondary forest, Primary forest, In moist localities.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on flowersofindia.net
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on indiabiodiversity.org
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on easyayurveda.com
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on Agricultural and Biological Sciences - Science direct
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on Internation Juornal on medicinal plants
- Ophiorrhiza mungos on National Library of Medicine
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cancer
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snakebites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Herbs with Whole plant used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Secondary forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Primary forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of In moist localities
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
