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Peperomia pellucida - Toyakandha

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[[File:Peperomia pellucida (Mindanao, Philippines).jpg|thumb|right|''Toyakandha'', ''Peperomia pellucida'']]
'''Toyakandha'''<ref name="int"/> or '''Peperomia pellucida''' also known by common names pepper elder, shining bush plant, and man to man. The family Piperaceae comprises about a dozen genera and around 3000 species. The genus Peperomia represents nearly half of the Piperaceae with the genus Piper making the bulk of the rest.
== Description Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
Toyakandha is an annual==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, shallow-rooted {{Parts Used|Whole herb, usually growing to a height of about 15 to 45 cm. it is characterized by succulent stems, shiny, heart-shaped, fleshy leaves and tiny, dot-like seeds attached to several fruiting spikes. It has a mustard-like odor when crushed}}.
Flowering year-round==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, the plant is found in various shadedflavonoids, damp habitats all over Asia apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and the Americas. It grows in clumpstormentic acid, thriving in loosephenolic acids, humid soils and a tropical to subtropical climate.3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names== *Peperomia pellucida has been used as a food item as well as a medicinal herb. Although mostly grown for its ornamental foliage, the entire plant is edible, both cooked and raw. It is also said that it can be a good refrigerant.*It is also been applied against coughing, fever, common cold, headache, sore throat, diarrhea, against kidney - and prostate problems and against high blood pressure(clarification needed)<ref name{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en="int"/>Agrimony}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
* '''English''' - Shiny Bush===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[httphttps://www.flowersofindiasciencedirect.netcom/catalogscience/slidesarticle/Shinypii/S0378874112006393?via%20Bush3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "Flowers of Indiawayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/agrimony.html]*[https://enwww.wikipediapfaf.org/wikiuser/Peperomia_pellucida Peperomia pellucida Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agrimonia+eupatoria]* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/agrimony- Wikipediaherb.html]* [https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/agrimony.htm]* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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