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Pimpinella anisum - Anisūna

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Anisūna consists of dried fruit of Pimpinella anisum. It is an annual erect plant introduced and cultivated in India at Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab.

Uses

Asthma, Anisette, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Hiccough, Epilepsy, Colic, Flatulency.

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It contains Volatile oil, fixed oils and protein.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Badiyan Rumee, Sauph
Malayalam
Tamil Shombu
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Śvetapuṣpā
English Anise


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṭu

Guna

Tīkṣṇa, Laghu

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Kaphahara, Artavajanana, Vātānulomaka, Rakṣoghna

Prabhava

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

Sow the seed in dry, light soil, on a warm, sunny border, early in April, where the plants are to remain. When they come up, thin them and keep them clean from weeds. Allow about a foot each way. The seeds may also be sown in pots in heat and removed to a warm site in May.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-17
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation detail

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