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Salvia pratensis

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Salvia pratensis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Uses

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains Flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds were identified in the methanolic extracts obtained by processing the plant material from the nine samples.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Perennial

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, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

An easily grown plant, it succeeds in a very well-drained light sandy soil in a sunny position. Prefers a rich soil. Requires a good well-drained soil. Hardy to about -25°c. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Growing in old grasslands, On limestone.

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References

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

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