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Salacia chinensis

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Salacia chinensis is usually a climbing plant, though is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more tree-like. It can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall with a stem up to 16cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Amenorrhoea, Diabetes, Itching skin, Itchingskin, Joint problems, Asthma, Losing weight.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

The roots contains the phytoconstituents like alkaloides, glycosides, polyphenols, flavanoides, coumarins, proteins, carbohydrates, gums and mucilage, fixed oil and volatile oil.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಏಕನಾಯಕ Ekanayaka
Hindi
Malayalam Cherukoranti, Ekanayakam
Tamil Cuntan, Karukkuvai
Telugu Nerani
Marathi Saptarangi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Chinese salacia, Holly-leaved berried spindle tree

[3]

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

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

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

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests along sea-shores, Sandy river banks, Lowland primary forest.

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References

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

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