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[[File:665px-Premna serratifolia 05.JPG|thumb|right|''Ganakasika'', ''Premna serratifolia'']]
 
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'''Ganakasika''' or '''Premna serratifolia'''  is a small tree/shrub in the Verbenaceae family. It flowers and fruits between May and November. During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees.
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'''Premna serratifolia'''  is a small shrub in the Verbenaceae family. It flowers and fruits between May and November. During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|fevers}}, {{Uses|arthritis}}, {{Uses|colic}}, {{Uses|flatulence}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|headaches}}, {{Uses|backaches}}, {{Uses|neuralgi}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Ripe fruits}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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P-methoxy cinnamic acid, linalool, linoleic acid, β-sitosterol and flavone luteolin, iridoid glycoside, premnine, ganiarine and ganikarine, premnazole, aphelandrine, pentacyclic terpene betulin, caryophellen, premnenol, premna spirodiene, clerodendrin-A, etc., phytoconstituents in its various parts<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|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), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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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, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|opposite|Petiole 4-14 mm, slender, pubescent, grooved above}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2-4cm long|Greenish-white|4|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|Fruit a drupe, seated on the calyx, globose, purple||seeds oblong}}
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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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Found in the wild on sandy soils and limestone<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Forest regrowth}}, {{Commonly seen|Brushwood and hedges}}, {{Commonly seen|Near the sea}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Agni-mantha (Sanskrit- अग्निमन्थ) (5928858017).jpg
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Arani (Hindi- अरणी) (5928846965).jpg
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Arani (Marathi- अरणि) (5929406812).jpg
  
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== Description ==
 
 
   
 
   
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Trees, to 7 m high. Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate; petiole 4–14 mm, slender, pubescent, grooved above; lamina 2.5-8.5 x 2-7.2 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, base acute, obtuse, subcordate or rounded, apex acuminate, mucronate, obtuse, margin entire or subserrate, glabrous above except along the appressed midrib, chartaceous; lateral nerves 3-5 pair, pinnate, prominent, puberulous beneath; intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in terminal corymbose panicled cymes; bracts small; calyx small campanulate, 2 lipped, 5 lobed; corolla tube short, villous inside, lobes 5; stamens 4, didynamous, inserted below the throat of the corolla tube; anther ovate; ovary superior, 2-4-celled, ovules 4; style linear; stigma shortly bifid. Fruit a drupe, seated on the calyx, globose, purple; seeds oblong.
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Bhairavi (Telugu- భైరవి) (5928849321).jpg
  
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== Uses ==
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Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia) 1.jpg
  
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#The leaves and roots are used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, stomachic and febrifuge.<ref name="uses"/>
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#The root has a warm bitter taste and agreeable smell, it is prescribed in decoction as a gentle cordial and stomachic in fevers.
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Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia) 2.jpg
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#The leaves are used as a galactagogue, and also to treat rheumatic arthritis; colic and flatulence; coughs, headaches and fevers. The leaves,combined with those of morinda citrifolia, are squeezed into water and the solution drunk twice a day to treat severe malarial fevers.A steam bath made from the leaves and young stems is breathed in as a treatment for fevers. The cooled solution is then used to bathe the body.
 
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#The leaves are boiled into medicinal tea that is reputed to have analgesic effects. This home remedy is used mostly in the treatment of backaches.
 
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#A tea made from the boiled bark is used to treat neuralgia.
 
  
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== References ==
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Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia).jpg
  
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<references>
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<ref name="uses">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Premna+serratifolia "Premna serratifolia-Useful Tropical Plants"]</ref>
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Munja.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/pmc/articles/PMC4623632/ "phytochemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230814 "Diagnostic description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Premna+serratifolia "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277598004_Study_on_the_chemical_constituents_of_Premna_integrifolia_L Study on the chemical constituents of Premna integrifolia L]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premna_serratifolia Premna serratifolia-Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.ayurtimes.com/agnimantha-premna-integrifolia/ Premna serratifolia on ayurtimes.com]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880209.2017.1323225 Premna serratifolia on Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of the genus Premna]
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* [https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/agrimony.htm]
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* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 16:10, 31 May 2018

Ganakasika, Premna serratifolia

Premna serratifolia is a small shrub in the Verbenaceae family. It flowers and fruits between May and November. During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees.

Uses

fevers, arthritis, colic, flatulence, coughs, headaches, backaches, neuralgi, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, seeds, Ripe fruits.

Chemical Composition

P-methoxy cinnamic acid, linalool, linoleic acid, β-sitosterol and flavone luteolin, iridoid glycoside, premnine, ganiarine and ganikarine, premnazole, aphelandrine, pentacyclic terpene betulin, caryophellen, premnenol, premna spirodiene, clerodendrin-A, etc., phytoconstituents in its various parts[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

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple opposite Petiole 4-14 mm, slender, pubescent, grooved above

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2-4cm long Greenish-white 4 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Fruit a drupe, seated on the calyx, globose, purple seeds oblong {{{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

Found in the wild on sandy soils and limestone[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forest regrowth, Brushwood and hedges, Near the sea.

Photo Gallery

  • Agni-mantha (Sanskrit- अग्निमन्थ) (5928858017).jpg
  • Arani (Hindi- अरणी) (5928846965).jpg
  • Arani (Marathi- अरणि) (5929406812).jpg
  • Bhairavi (Telugu- భైరవి) (5928849321).jpg
  • Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia) 1.jpg
  • Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia) 2.jpg
  • Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia).jpg
  • Munja.JPG

References

  1. ↑ "phytochemistry"
  2. ↑ "Diagnostic description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation Details"

External Links

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