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Kākanaja consists of dried mature fruit of Physalis alkekengi Linn. (Fam. Solanaceae), it occurs in S. Europe through China to Japan; it does not occur in India, but fruits are available in the Indian bazaar, in the name of kakanaja.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Gravel, Fever, Gout, Malaise, Malaria, Anaemia, Skin inflammations, Bladder disorders, Kidney disorders.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Auroxanthin, mutatoxanthin, phydalein, zeaxanthin, β-Cryptoxanthin from the calyx of the fruit; glycoalkaloids detected in the seeds but alkaloids were absent in the fruit.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kakanaja |
| Hindi | Kakanaja |
| Malayalam | Kakanaja |
| Tamil | Sisayakkaali, Tottakkaali |
| Telugu | Kupante |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Rajaputrika |
| English | Winter cherry, Bladder cherry |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta
Guna
Rūkṣa
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Dahaṣāmaka, Balya, Mūtrala, Virecana, Raktavidrāvaṇī
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Ovate | Oblong | In Leaf's sinuate to subentire, cuneate. Petiole up to 40 mm long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globose-conoid | 6 mm long | white, orange-red | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globose | 25-60 mm | Subreniform, compressed | Seeds 2.2 mm long |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
It is a popular ornamental plant, widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world, and very hardy to below −20 °C.It can be invasive with its wide-spreading root system sending up new shoots some distance from where it was originally planted. In various places around the world, it has escaped from cultivation.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gravel
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gout
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaise
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anaemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin inflammations
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bladder disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney disorders
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division of spring
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
- Herbs
- Repeat plant
