Difference between revisions of "Barleria strigosa - Nīlajhiṇṭī"

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Nīlajhiṇṭī

Nīlajhiṇṭī consists of root of Barleria strigosa. It is a tall herb which is distributed throughout the upper gangentic plain and southern parts of India.

Uses

Serious catarrhal infections, Boils, Snake bites, Sores.

Parts Used

Flower.

Chemical Composition

The plant gave beta-and gammasitosterol. ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm.

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Terminal spikes	pink-violet		Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm			Capsule is ellipsoid, glabrous, 1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm, shining, four-seeded.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

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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

Flower and leaves
Flower
Leaves

References

↑ Chemical composition
↑ "Morphology"
↑ ["Cultivation detail"]

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical composition

[Leaf-2] "Morphology"

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

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 ==Identification==
 ===Leaf===
-{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite| Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm. Leaf blade is ovate to elliptic, both surfaces are fulvous strigose along veins, 5.5–15x2.2–5.5 cm, secondary veins are ~7 on each side of the midvein, base is cuneate and decurrent on to the petiole and apex is acute. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
+{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite| Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 ===Flower===
-{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes|pink-violet||Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm. Bracts are elliptic-oblong to oblong, abaxially along veins strigose, apex is sharply acute. Bracteoles are elliptic and ~1.2cm, single-veined, apex is acute and margin ciliate. Outer calyx ovate, lobes are purple, ~3.2 x 1.8 cm, base is rounded, margin dentate to subentire, apex is acute, inner calyx is yellowish brown, lanceolate, both the surfaces are strigose, ~1.5x0.2 cm. Outer lobes of calyx purple, ~3.2 x 1.8 cm, margin subentire to dentate, base rounded, apex is acute. Inner calyx is lanceolate, yellowish brown, ~1.5 x 0.2 cm, apex is acute and both surfaces are strigose. The corolla is 5-6 cm, purplish red, tube is basally cylindric for ~3.7cm, throat is ~1.2cm, lobes are obovate-oblong. }}
+{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes|pink-violet||Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm.}}
 ===Fruit===