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[[File:Cruciata laevipes closeup.jpg|thumb|right|''Crosswort'', ''Cruciata laevipes'']]
 
[[File:Cruciata laevipes closeup.jpg|thumb|right|''Crosswort'', ''Cruciata laevipes'']]
  
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'''Crosswort''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the Rubiaceae family. It is commonly known as '''Cruciata laevipes, smooth bedstraw or Luc na croise in Gaelic'''.<ref name="int"/> The Latin epithet laevipes refers to the smooth stalk.
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'''Crosswort''' is a species of Flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.  
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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This perennial sprawling plant can grow to a height of 15–70 cm, spreads by seeds and stolons and has, unusually amongst this group, yellow hermaphrodite flowers. The inner flowers are male and soon fall off, whilst the outer are bisexual and produce the fruit. The flowers smell of honey. Of the whorls of four leaves, only two in each group are real leaves, the other two being stipules. It is associated with arbuscular mycorrhiza that penetrate the cortical cells of the roots.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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*it is considered as a good wound herbs for both inward and outward wounds.
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==Chemical Composition==
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*Cruciata laevipes is little used in herbal medicine today, but it was once recommended as a remedy for rupture, rheumatism and dropsy.<ref name="uses"/> Bald's Leechbook recommended crosswort as a cure for headaches.
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Combination of mechanical and herbicide treatments may be most effective. This plant has a high tolerance to some herbicides<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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*The red dye is obtained from the root<ref name="uses2"/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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* '''English''' - smooth bedstraw
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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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== References ==  
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===Rasa===
  
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<references>
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===Guna===
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<ref name="int">[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=Scientific_Name&search_kingdom=every&search_span=exactly_for&categories=All&source=html&search_credRating=All&search_value=Cruciata%20laevipes#null  ITIS Report]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[http://russianherbs.org/herbs/CROSSWORT.htm Medicinal plants]</ref>
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===Veerya===
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<ref name="uses2">[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cruciata+laevipes Plants for a future]</ref>
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves are whorled around the stem with three or more leaves per node along the stem}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|5-20|The white corolla has 4 lobes (rarely 3) which are pointed at the tip}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|carpel|7–10 mm|The rhizomatous root system allows this plant to reproduce vegetatively|With hooked hairs|one}}
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===Other features===
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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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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a loose moist leafy soil in some shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|scrub area}}, {{Commonly seen|hedges}}, {{Commonly seen|waysides and pastures}}, {{Commonly seen|calcareous soils}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Cruciata laevipes closeup.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes planten.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes top.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes10.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes11.jpg
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File:cruciata_laevipes.jpeg
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File:Cruciata laevipes IP0405095.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes a1.jpg
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File:Cruciata laevipes a2.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://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/WhiteBedstraw.html "Chemical"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=11549 "appearance of leaves"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cruciata+laevipes "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
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</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://wildseed.co.uk/species/view/41 Cruciata laevipes on emors gate seeds.in]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciata_laevipes Cruciata laevipes-Wikipedia]
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* [https://extension.psu.edu/catchweed-bedstraw Cruciata laevipes on pennstate extension]
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* [https://projects.sare.org/sare_project/one04-025/ Managing Smooth Bedstraw (Galium mollugo L.) in Forage Crops]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 16:25, 15 May 2018

Crosswort, Cruciata laevipes

Crosswort is a species of Flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Combination of mechanical and herbicide treatments may be most effective. This plant has a high tolerance to some herbicides[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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 herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Leaves are whorled around the stem with three or more leaves per node along the stem

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white 5-20 The white corolla has 4 lobes (rarely 3) which are pointed at the tip

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
carpel 7–10 mm The rhizomatous root system allows this plant to reproduce vegetatively With hooked hairs one {{{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

Prefers a loose moist leafy soil in some shade[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open woodland, scrub area, hedges, waysides and pastures, calcareous soils

Photo Gallery

  • Cruciata laevipes closeup.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes planten.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes top.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes10.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes11.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes.jpeg
  • Cruciata laevipes IP0405095.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes a1.jpg
  • Cruciata laevipes a2.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Chemical"
  2. ↑ "appearance of leaves"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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