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Rumex vesicarius

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Rumex vesicarius

Rumex vesicarius is an annual or perennial, rhizomatous herb growing up to 50 cm tall, strongly branched from the base. The edible leaves are gathered from the wild and consumed locally. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its edible leaves in Indonesia, and occasionally sold in local markets there.

Uses

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Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

The concentration of the minerals ranged from 1790 to 3680 mg/100 g for calcium, 2.1–3.9 mg/100 g for copper, 24.1–42.5 mg/100 g for iron, 1320–2270 mg/100 g for magnesium, 2710–3230 mg/100 g for potassium, 846–1100 mg/100 g for sodium and 3.7–8.8 mg/100 g for zinc (atomic absorption spectrophotometer analysis).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chukki soppu
Hindi Chooka
Malayalam
Tamil Cukkan-kirai
Telugu Chukka kura
Marathi Amlavetasa
Gujarathi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Amlavetasa
English Bladder Dock, Blister sorrel

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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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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

A plant of the drier regions of the warm temperate to tropical zones, it has been grown with some success in more humid areas, such as Tanzania.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry areas among loose stones, Gravelly slopes.

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References

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

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