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[[File:Wegwarte Cichorium intybus.jpg|thumb|right|''Chicory'', ''Kasni'']]
 
[[File:Wegwarte Cichorium intybus.jpg|thumb|right|''Chicory'', ''Kasni'']]
  
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'''Kasni''' is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.<ref name="livestock"/> Kasni is is also known as '''Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, succory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors etc<ref name="common names"/>
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Felicia daisy (Felicia amelloides) is a bushy, South African native valued for its bright masses of miniature blooms. Felicia daisy flowers consist of showy, sky blue petals and bright yellow centers. Butterflies are attracted to the vivid blue blooms.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|ingestion}}, {{Uses|worm burdens}}, {{Uses|constipation}}, {{Uses|bowel function}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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coumarins, cardiac glycosides, essential oils, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and steroids. However, alkaloids, anthraquinones, and tannins were not detected<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=chikory|ml=chikkari|sa=Kasni|ta=|te=kasini, kasini-vittulu|hi=Kasni, Hinduba|en=Agrimony}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Pitta
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===Prabhava===
  
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== Description ==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Cactus/Succulent
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When flowering, chicory has a tough, grooved, and more or less hairy stem, from 30 to 100 cm (10 to 40 in) tall. The leaves are stalked, lanceolate and unlobed. The flower heads are 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.6 in) wide, and usually bright blue, rarely white or pink. Of the two rows of involucral bracts, the inner is longer and erect, the outer is shorter and spreading. It flowers from July until October.
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== Uses ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are dark green above and light green below}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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*Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens.
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===Flower===
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*Chicory (especially the flower), used as a folk medicine in Germany, is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments.
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{{Flower|Unisexual|3 cm|bright yellow|5-20|Unlike many other members of the daisy family, the flowerheads of F. amelloides do not close at night}}
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*Chicory contains inulin, which may help humans with weight loss, constipation, improving bowel function and general health.
 
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*Chicory has been listed as one of the 38 plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies,<ref name="uses"/> a kind of alternative medicine.
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Each fruit is shed with its pappus which, acting like a tiny parachute, helps to disperse them|The cypselas (fruits) are dark brown with tiny hairs|}}
  
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* '''English''' - blue daisy
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===Other features===
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* '''Kannada''' - ಚಿಕೊರಿ
 
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* '''Hindi''' - कासनी
 
  
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== References ==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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<ref name="livestock">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=B0bXX_grAwYC&pg=PA68&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false  "Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle"]</ref>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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<ref name="common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chicory.html Flowers of India]</ref>
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==Mode of Propagation==
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<ref name="uses">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=icG8onA0ys8C&pg=PR3&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false " Bach Flower Remedies: A Comprehensive Study"]</ref>
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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</references>
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Drought-resistant and wind-resistant this plant thrives in a poor, well-drained soil so long as there is full sun and no damp<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536286 "chemistry"]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207656-1 "General Description"]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory Chicory-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94694/Felicia-amelloides-Santa-Anita/Details "How to grow"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b724 Felicia amelloides on missouribotanicalgarden]
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* [https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/felicia-amelloides-blue-marguerite/ Felicia amelloides on backyard gardener]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chicory.html Felicia amelloides-flowers of india]
 
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Chicory, Kasni

Felicia daisy (Felicia amelloides) is a bushy, South African native valued for its bright masses of miniature blooms. Felicia daisy flowers consist of showy, sky blue petals and bright yellow centers. Butterflies are attracted to the vivid blue blooms.

Uses

ingestion, worm burdens, constipation, bowel function, Skin eruptions[1]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

coumarins, cardiac glycosides, essential oils, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and steroids. However, alkaloids, anthraquinones, and tannins were not detected[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada chikory
Hindi Kasni, Hinduba
Malayalam chikkari
Tamil
Telugu kasini, kasini-vittulu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kasni
English Agrimony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - Cactus/Succulent |Cactus/Succulent ]][[Category:Habit - Cactus/Succulent ]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are dark green above and light green below

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 3 cm bright yellow 5-20 Unlike many other members of the daisy family, the flowerheads of F. amelloides do not close at night

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome Each fruit is shed with its pappus which, acting like a tiny parachute, helps to disperse them The cypselas (fruits) are dark brown with tiny hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Drought-resistant and wind-resistant this plant thrives in a poor, well-drained soil so long as there is full sun and no damp[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ "chemistry"
  3. ↑ "General Description"
  4. ↑ "How to grow"

External Links

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