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[[File:Citrullus colocinthus habit ii.jpg|thumb|right|''Indravaruni'', ''Citrullus colocynthis'']] | [[File:Citrullus colocinthus habit ii.jpg|thumb|right|''Indravaruni'', ''Citrullus colocynthis'']] | ||
'''Indravaruni''' is a perennial plant with a woody, tuberous rootstock from which grow long trailing or climbing stems. The plant has long been valued for its medicinal uses and is cultivated in some regions for this purpose. | '''Indravaruni''' is a perennial plant with a woody, tuberous rootstock from which grow long trailing or climbing stems. The plant has long been valued for its medicinal uses and is cultivated in some regions for this purpose. | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
{{Uses|Hypoglycemic}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Antifungal and antibacterial}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Larvicidal}}, {{Uses|Cold and cough}} | {{Uses|Hypoglycemic}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Antifungal and antibacterial}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Larvicidal}}, {{Uses|Cold and cough}} | ||
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==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | Colocynth contains up to 3% cucurbitacin. The drug and its preparations cause drastic irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and haemorrhages | + | Colocynth contains up to 3% cucurbitacin. The drug and its preparations cause drastic irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and haemorrhages.<ref name="Chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
| − | {{Common names|kn= | + | {{Common names|kn=Balibandrakshi, Daasamekke, Hara mekke kaayi, Kaada kavade, Kakkavade kaayi|ml=Kattuvellari, Paikummatti|sa=Aindri, Atmaraksha, Brihadvaruni, Brihatphala, Chitrala, Chitrapala, Indravaruni, Mrgabojani, Mahendravaruni|ta=Antimarittan, Paitummatti, Intiravallarai, Intiravaruni|te=Chedu putcha kaaya, Chittipaapara, Paaparabudama, Erri puchcha|hi=Badi indrayan, Chota tarbooj, Indrayan|en=Colocynth}} |
<ref name="Common names"/> | <ref name="Common names"/> | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 16 April 2020
Indravaruni is a perennial plant with a woody, tuberous rootstock from which grow long trailing or climbing stems. The plant has long been valued for its medicinal uses and is cultivated in some regions for this purpose.
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
Hypoglycemic, Constipation, Antifungal and antibacterial, Inflammation, Larvicidal, Cold and cough [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Colocynth contains up to 3% cucurbitacin. The drug and its preparations cause drastic irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and haemorrhages.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Balibandrakshi, Daasamekke, Hara mekke kaayi, Kaada kavade, Kakkavade kaayi |
| Hindi | Badi indrayan, Chota tarbooj, Indrayan |
| Malayalam | Kattuvellari, Paikummatti |
| Tamil | Antimarittan, Paitummatti, Intiravallarai, Intiravaruni |
| Telugu | Chedu putcha kaaya, Chittipaapara, Paaparabudama, Erri puchcha |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aindri, Atmaraksha, Brihadvaruni, Brihatphala, Chitrala, Chitrapala, Indravaruni, Mrgabojani, Mahendravaruni |
| English | Colocynth |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Sharp) ===Veerya=Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Pitta, Kapha
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Tendrils simple, rarely bifid, slender, glabrous. Leaves alternate, elongate-ovate in outline, 10-60 (-110) mm long, 8-55 (-66) mm broad, distinctly scabrid-hairy beneath, smooth except on the nerves above, palmately deeply 3-5-lobed, ultimate lobes pinnately lobulate with central lobe longest, long-ovate in outline; petiole rather densely rough-hairy |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | axillary | yellow | Male flowers on long pedicels; calyx campanulate, c. 9 (4-8) mm long, lobes c. 5 mm broad; corolla pale yellow, ovate-acute, c. 8 mm long and c. 5 mm broad. Female flowers on longer pedicels than male, receptacle-tube short, lobes lanceolate, c. 5 mm long; ovary hairy, subglobose or obovate. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepo | 5 cm across | globose, smooth, longitudinally green striped, 5-7 cm in diameter, eipcarp thin, filled with a dry spongy very bitter pulp | seeds numerous, ovate-oblong, yellowish brown, not margined, c. 6 mm long and c. 3 mm broad. | {{{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
Easily cultivated from seed, as it grows rapidly, requiring no attention once fields have been sown. [6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hypoglycemic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antifungal and antibacterial
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Larvicidal
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cold and cough
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits 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 - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Climber
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Cucurbitaceae
