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Latakasturi, Abelmoschus moschatus

Latakasturi is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits.

Uses

Fever, Controls hysteria, Stimulates sexual desire, Inflammation, gastric, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides. Flowers contain flavonoids, myricetin, its glucoside and cannabistrin and petals contain myricetin and its glucoside.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kaadukasthuri, Kasthuribende
Hindi	Musk Dana
Malayalam	Kaattu Kasturi, Kasturi Venda
Tamil	Kattuk-Kasturi, Kasturivendai
Telugu	Karpura-Benda
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Latakasturika, Latakasturi
English	Ambrette, Musk Mallow

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-5 palmately lobed with serrated margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	8-12	Flowers regular, bisexual, involucral bracts 8-12, hibiscus-like, usually watermelon pink but sometimes white or cream - always with a dark center, very prolific and are borne between October and April in some places, depending on the timing of the wet season

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
hirsute	6-8 cm long	Fruit a hirsute capsule, 6-8 cm long, ovoid-cylindrical	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position[^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical, Temperate, Moist soil.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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 [[File:Abelmoschus moschatus Blanco2.245.png|thumb|right|''Latakasturi'', ''Abelmoschus moschatus'']]
-'''Latakasturi''' is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.
+'''Latakasturi''' is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits.
 ==Uses==