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[[File:Tephrosia purpurea (Unhali, Sarphonk, Wild Indigo) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9206.jpg|thumb|right|''Sarapunkha'', ''Tephrosia purpurea'']]
'''Sarapunkha'''is a shrubby legume with pinnate leaves and pink flowers. They can be seen growing on disturbed land and roadsides during the rainy season. It has long been used in Ayurveda to treat a variety of conditions.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Liver cirrhosis}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=adavi neeli, adavi hurali, honnaavarikekoggali|ml=kattamari, kazhinnila, korinil|sa=neelabralakrati, banapunkha, sarapunkha, poonkhie|ta=kattukkolincai, kollilai, kolunchi|te=bonta vempali, pamparachettu, tella vempali|hi=ban-nil, sarphankha, sarphoka, biyani|en=Wild indigo}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Piercing)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata, Kapha
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Imparipinnate|alternate|leaflets 7-15, 1-2.8 x 0.3-1 cm, oblanceolate or obovate, apex obtuse to emarginate or truncate, base cuneate, mucronate; stipules 3-6 mm long, lanceolate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Pseudoracemes|Pink-purple||Flowers ca. 7 mm long, in few-flowered, leaf-opposed, pseudoracemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts c. 2 mm long. Calyx 3-4 mm long., pubescent; lobes subulate. Petals pink to purplish; standard c. 4 mm broad, orbicular. Staminal tube to 4 mm long.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-4 x 0.3-0.4 cm| linear-oblong||seeds 5-7, ellipsoid, dark brown.}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Ghodakan (Gujarati- ઘોડાકાન) (2875444353).jpg
File:Phanike (in Kannada) (2856343310).jpg
File:Tephrosia purpurea (Unhali, Sarphonk, Wild Indigo) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9208.jpg
File:Tephrosia purpurea (Wild Indigo) in Narshapur, AP W IMG 0780.jpg
File:TephrosiaPurpurea.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/sharpunkha-tephrosia-purpurea"Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/sarapunkha-tephrosia-purpurea-qualities-usage-ayurveda-details/
* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tephrosia+purpurea
* https://www.academia.edu/6667485/Tephrosia_purpurea_Linn_Sharpunkha_Wild_Indigo_A_Review_on_Phytochemistry_and_Pharmacological_Studies
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Herb]]
'''Sarapunkha'''is a shrubby legume with pinnate leaves and pink flowers. They can be seen growing on disturbed land and roadsides during the rainy season. It has long been used in Ayurveda to treat a variety of conditions.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Liver cirrhosis}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=adavi neeli, adavi hurali, honnaavarikekoggali|ml=kattamari, kazhinnila, korinil|sa=neelabralakrati, banapunkha, sarapunkha, poonkhie|ta=kattukkolincai, kollilai, kolunchi|te=bonta vempali, pamparachettu, tella vempali|hi=ban-nil, sarphankha, sarphoka, biyani|en=Wild indigo}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Piercing)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata, Kapha
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Imparipinnate|alternate|leaflets 7-15, 1-2.8 x 0.3-1 cm, oblanceolate or obovate, apex obtuse to emarginate or truncate, base cuneate, mucronate; stipules 3-6 mm long, lanceolate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Pseudoracemes|Pink-purple||Flowers ca. 7 mm long, in few-flowered, leaf-opposed, pseudoracemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts c. 2 mm long. Calyx 3-4 mm long., pubescent; lobes subulate. Petals pink to purplish; standard c. 4 mm broad, orbicular. Staminal tube to 4 mm long.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-4 x 0.3-0.4 cm| linear-oblong||seeds 5-7, ellipsoid, dark brown.}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Ghodakan (Gujarati- ઘોડાકાન) (2875444353).jpg
File:Phanike (in Kannada) (2856343310).jpg
File:Tephrosia purpurea (Unhali, Sarphonk, Wild Indigo) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9208.jpg
File:Tephrosia purpurea (Wild Indigo) in Narshapur, AP W IMG 0780.jpg
File:TephrosiaPurpurea.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/sharpunkha-tephrosia-purpurea"Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/sarapunkha-tephrosia-purpurea-qualities-usage-ayurveda-details/
* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tephrosia+purpurea
* https://www.academia.edu/6667485/Tephrosia_purpurea_Linn_Sharpunkha_Wild_Indigo_A_Review_on_Phytochemistry_and_Pharmacological_Studies
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Herb]]
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