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'''Gavedhuka''' consists of the dried root of Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. syn. C. lachryma Linn. (Fam. Gramineae), a perennial or annual grass found in India, widely distributed throughout the plains and warm slopes of hills upto 1500 m.
 
'''Gavedhuka''' consists of the dried root of Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. syn. C. lachryma Linn. (Fam. Gramineae), a perennial or annual grass found in India, widely distributed throughout the plains and warm slopes of hills upto 1500 m.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Benzoxazolinones, amino acids (leucine, tyrosine, histadin, arginine and coicin). <ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Manjutti|ml=Kaatugotampu, Kaakkappalunku|sa=Gavedhu, Gavedhuka|ta=Kaattukuntumani|te=Adaviguruginja|hi=Kasai, Garheduaa, Garahedu, Gargari|en=Adlay, Jobs tears}}
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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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Kaṭu, Madhura
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===Guna===
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Rūkṣa, Laghu
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===Veerya===
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Śīta
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===Vipaka===
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Kaṭu
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===Karma===
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Kaphahara, Pittahara, Mūtrala, Kārśnya
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* Viṣṇu Taila
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Gavedhuka consists of the dried root of Coix lachryma-jobi Linn. syn. C. lachryma Linn. (Fam. Gramineae), a perennial or annual grass found in India, widely distributed throughout the plains and warm slopes of hills upto 1500 m.

Uses

[[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]].

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Chemical Composition

Benzoxazolinones, amino acids (leucine, tyrosine, histadin, arginine and coicin). [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Manjutti
Hindi Kasai, Garheduaa, Garahedu, Gargari
Malayalam Kaatugotampu, Kaakkappalunku
Tamil Kaattukuntumani
Telugu Adaviguruginja
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Gavedhu, Gavedhuka
English Adlay, Jobs tears


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kaṭu, Madhura

Guna

Rūkṣa, Laghu

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Kaphahara, Pittahara, Mūtrala, Kārśnya

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

  • Viṣṇu Taila

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. ↑ [ "Morphology"]
  3. ↑ [ "Cultivation detail"]

External Links

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