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Triumfetta rhomboidea

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Triumfetta rhomboidea

Paroquet bur is an erect shrub or perennial herb with stems that are woody at the base, growing up to 1.5 metres tall. The plant has a number of local uses - it has various medicinal applications; yields a good fibre; and has somewhat edible leaves. It was at one time cultivated in Malawi as a fibre crop.

Uses

Internal ulcerations, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Internal haemorrhages, Gonorrhoea, Boils.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Stem.

Chemical Composition

Preliminary phytochemical screening of both the extracts utilizing standard methods of analysis revealed the presence of steroid, triterpenoids, glycosides, flavonoids etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕಾಡುಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu bende
Hindi Chikti
Malayalam Oorppam
Tamil Kapotam
Telugu Bankatuttara
Marathi Jhinjhardi
Gujarathi Jhipato
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Jhinjhirita
English Burr Bush, Chinese burr

[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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Blade ovate to rhomboid

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Obovate 5mm long It is small in size Flowering season is June-February

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
1-1.5mm long Covered with 75 to 100 hooked spines, Fruiting season is June-February

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

The plant produces seed capsules covered in hooked spines that adhere strongly to animal fur, clothing etc, and are thus easily transported to new sites.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

An abundant weed along roads, Waste places, Thickets, Canefields.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 378
  5. Cultivation

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