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[[File:PastinakePflanzegeerntet.jpg|thumb|right|''Parsnip'']]
 
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The '''parsnip''' is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual.  
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The '''parsnip''' (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual.  
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|inflammations}}, {{Uses|women's complaints}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|psoriasis}}, {{Uses|vitiligo}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Women's complaints}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Vitiligo}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Aliphatic esters (86.9–89.5%), among them octyl acetate (54.9–60.2%) and octyl butyrate (10.1–13.4%) were the most abundant<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Aliphatic esters (86.9–89.5%), among them octyl acetate (54.9–60.2%) and octyl butyrate (10.1–13.4%) were the most abundant.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Parsnip}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|Genera|5–7 mm|the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|Genera|5–7 mm|The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeds in most ordinary well-drained soils<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Seed - sow from late winter to late spring in situ. Seed can be slow to germinate, especially from the earlier sowings.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|grassy waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|chalk and limestone}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy waste places}}, {{Commonly seen| Limestone}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa young plant, pastinaak jonge plant (1).jpg|Young plant
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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File:Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa young plant, pastinaak jonge plant (2).jpg|Young plant
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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Image:PastinakePflanzejung.jpg|Pastinaken-Bestand jung. Young plants
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Image:PastinakeBestandalt.jpg|erntereifer Pastinaken-Bestand. Harvest time
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Image:PastinakePflanzegeerntet.jpg|geerntete Pastinaken-Pflanzen. Harvested plants
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File:Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa regrowth, Pastinaak 2e jaar (1).jpg|Regrowth second year
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File:Pastinaca_sativa_001.JPG|Flowering plants
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Image:Pastinaca sativa 'wild parsnip' 2007-06-02 (plant).JPG|wild parsnip
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2014.904311?src=recsys&journalCode=gnpl20 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2014.904311?src=recsys&journalCode=gnpl20 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/pastinaca/sativa/ "plant charecteristics"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/pastinaca/sativa/ Plant charecteristics]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Pastinaca+sativa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Pastinaca+sativa Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Apiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:36, 29 June 2020

Parsnip

The parsnip is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual.

Uses

Inflammation, Women's complaints, Snakebites, Liver disorders, Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Aliphatic esters (86.9–89.5%), among them octyl acetate (54.9–60.2%) and octyl butyrate (10.1–13.4%) were the most abundant.[1]

Common names

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


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5 Flowers Season is June - August and there are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Genera 5–7 mm The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

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

Seed - sow from late winter to late spring in situ. Seed can be slow to germinate, especially from the earlier sowings.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Grassy waste places, Limestone.

Photo Gallery

  • Young plant

  • Young plant

  • Pastinaken-Bestand jung. Young plants

  • erntereifer Pastinaken-Bestand. Harvest time

  • geerntete Pastinaken-Pflanzen. Harvested plants

  • Regrowth second year

  • Flowering plants

  • wild parsnip

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Plant charecteristics
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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