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'''Rubia tinctorum''' is a Evergreen Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Kidney stones}}, {{Uses|Amenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.

==Chemical Composition==
It contains Compounds found in Rubia tinctorum include purpurin (oxyalizarin; 1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone), mollugin (6-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-5-carboxylic acid, methyl ester), 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone, 2-ethoxymethylanthraquinone, rubiadin (1,3-dihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone).<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
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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==
{{Habit|Evergreen perennial}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
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===Flower===
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===Fruit===
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===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division in spring}}.

==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a light sandy soil in full sun. Plants grown in fertile well-limed soils produce more pigment in the root.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Neglected ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Hedgerows}}.

==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Rubia_tinctorum_001.JPG|Habitus 
File:Rubia_tinctorum_002.JPG|Inflorescence 
File:Rubia_tinctorum_flowers.jpg|Flowers 
</gallery>

==References==
<references> 

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK326613/ Chemical constituents]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Rubia+tinctorum Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubia+tinctorum Rubia tinctorum on pfaf.org]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/rubia-tinctorum Rubia tinctorum on sciencedirect.com]

[[Category:Herbs]]