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Cannabis sativa - Bahuvadini

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'''Bahuvadini''' or '''Cannabis sativa''' is an annual herbaceous plant in the Cannabis genus, a species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine. Each part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on the purpose of its use.
Cannabis has ==Uses=={{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|eye diseases}}, {{Uses|gonorrhea}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|gout}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. ==Chemical Composition==Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin; Egyptian variety contains cannabidine, cannabol and cannabinol, their biological activity being due to the alcohols and phenolic compounds. Resin contains crystalline compound cannin. Alcoholic extracts of American variety vary considerably in physiological activity<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}} ==Habit=={{Habit|branched shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long been used for hemp fibre, for hemp oilsnarrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|bisexual|2.5 cm long|bright yellow|5-20|The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, for medicinal purposes crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.|12-20 seeds}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Ayurvedic medicineVishatinduka Taila]]as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and as a recreational drug7 cm stem diameter. Industrial hemp products Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are made from cannabis plants selected usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.<ref name="How to produce an abundance of fiber.plant/cultivate"/>
== Uses Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|dry regions of India}}, {{Commonly seen|sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|dry zone in Sri Lanka}}.
*Its seeds are chiefly used to make hempseed oil which can be used for cooking, lamps, lacquers, or paints.
*They can also be used as caged-bird feed, as they provide a moderate source of nutrients for most birds.
==Common namePhoto Gallery== <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
* '''Hindi''' - BhangImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery>
==References==
<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cannabis_sativa.html "purdue university"]</ref><ref name= External Links "Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ord"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Senna+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. "prota4u"]</ref></references>
==External Links==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa Cannabis_sativa-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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