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Kantakari

Alhagi maurorum is a species of nightshade native to Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia), and is adventive in Egypt. It is a medicinal plant used in India, but the fruit is poisonous.

Uses

Rheumatism, Piles, glandular tumors, nasal polyps, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, hemorrhoids

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Alkaloid, phytosterols, Glucose, Mannitol^[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), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		entire leaves are oval to lance shaped and are alternate along the stem

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	(2.5 to 5 cm) in length	Yellow	5-20	Small, pealike flowers are produced in June to August. These brown to maroon flowers extend from sharp, yellow spines that are 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm) in length and located along the rigid branches

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
simple	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	Seedpods are constricted between the individual reddish brown to tan seeds and are tipped with small beak	Camelthorn spreads mainly from rhizomes	many	{{{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

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained light or medium soil^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Edges of ditches, waste and often saline place, dry barren places.

Photo Gallery

The plant
The flowers
The immature fruits
Unripe (green) and ripe (yellow)
A fruit opened

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "CHEMICAL COMPOSITION"

[Leaf-2] "taxonomy"

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

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+'''Alhagi maurorum''' is a species of nightshade native to Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia), and is adventive in Egypt. It is a medicinal plant used in India, but the fruit is poisonous.
-Solanum virginianum, is also called Surattense nightshade, yellow-fruit nightshade, yellow-berried nightshade, Thai green eggplant, Thai striped eggplant (from the unripe fruit), is a species of nightshade native to Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia), and is adventive in Egypt. It is a medicinal plant used in India, but the fruit is poisonous.
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