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Revision as of 15:07, 28 May 2019
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Tailapatra, is an evergreen shrub, occasionally a small tree. It usually grows around 100 - 300cm tall, occasionally reaching 400cm. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and as a source of essential oil.
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
Rheumatism, Pain relief, Intestinal worms, Fever, Inflammation [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | gandhapoora mara, haemanth harithaa, maalaayi, moolai |
| Hindi | gandapuro |
| Malayalam | Kolakkattachedi |
| Tamil | kolakkai |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | carmapatra, hemantaharita, nilaphala, swetapuspa, tailapatra |
| English | Fragrant wintergreen |
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
Teekshna (Sharp), Snigdha (Oily)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Vata, Kapha
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, elliptic, acute to obtuse at both ends, thick coriaceous, reddish gland dotted, aromatic, serrulate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | racemes | White | 10 | Racemes to 8 cm long in upper axils. Calyx 5 lobed, lobes 4 mm, triangular, margins hairy; corolla 5 mm wide, urceolate, tube 5 mm long, lobes 5, round, reflexed; stamens 10; ovary 3 mm wide. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | 8 x 6 mm | Cupular, blue with red stalk. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaf
Flowers
Leaves
Flowers
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References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pain relief
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal worms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Herbs with Oil used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves 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 Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Ericaceae
