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Turnera ulmifolia

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Abelha pousando em uma Flor Turnera.jpg

Turnera ulmifolia is an erect perennial plant with stems that can become woody. It usually grows up to 75cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local used as a tea and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its medicinal uses.

Uses

Hair loss, Indigestion, Gastric problem, Desentery[1]

Parts Used

Leaf, Root

Chemical Composition

It contains two mixtures of steroids, sitosterol and stigmasterol (nonglycosylated and glycosylated); a mixture of flavonoids etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mena mallige
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English West indian sage


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

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from June to December

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from June to December

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings, Division.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the tropics, where it often escapes from cultivation. It is reported to be invasive in several Pacific Islands.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Hillsides, Savannahs, Often on open banks, Waste ground, 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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