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Uraria crinita

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Uraria crinita

Uraria crinita is an erect perennial plants with stems up to 2 metres tall that become woody at least at the base. The plant is often gathered from the wild and used locally as a medicinal herb. It is also grown as a green manure and is sometimes grown in gardens as an ornamental.

Uses

Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Enlarged spleen, Liver, Tumours, Fistulae.[1]

Parts Used

Whole plant.

Chemical Composition

A new isoflavanone, (3S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2′,3′,4′-trimethoxy-6,5′ diprenylisoflavanone (1) and eight known compounds including five flavones (2–6), two triterpenes (7–8) and a steroid (9) were isolated from the whole plant of Uraria crinita (Leguminosae).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

Requires a well-drained soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry grassland, Open forest, Waste places, Roadsides, Sandy areas.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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