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'''Kākanaja''' consists of dried mature fruit of Physalis alkekengi Linn. It is native to Europe through China to Japan. It does not occur in India, but fruits are available in the Indian bazaar, in the name of kakanaja.
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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.
 
 
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{{Uses|Gravel}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Malaise}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Skin inflammations}}, {{Uses|Bladder disorders}}, {{Uses|Kidney disorders}}.
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{{Uses|Gravel}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Malaise}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Skin inflammations}}, {{Uses|Bladder disorders}}, {{Uses|Kidney disorders}}.
  
 
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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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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It is a popular ornamental plant, widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world, and very hardy to below −20 °C.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97</ref>
 
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_alkekengi Cultivation detail]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
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*[http://eol.org/pages/581063/details Physalis alkekengi on eol.org]
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*[http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/Solanaceae/Solanaceae%20species/key/Australian%20Solanaceae%20species/Media/Html/Physalis_alkekengi.htm]
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*[http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/Solanaceae/Solanaceae%20species/key/Australian%20Solanaceae%20species/Media/Html/Physalis_alkekengi.htm Physalis alkekengi on flora.information]
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*[https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-70638-2_1183 Physalis alkekengi on springer.com]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 1 July 2020

Kākanaja consists of dried mature fruit of Physalis alkekengi Linn. It is native to Europe through China to Japan. It does not occur in India, but fruits are available in the Indian bazaar, in the name of kakanaja.

Uses

Gravel, Fever, Gout, Malaise, Malaria, Anaemia, Skin inflammations, Bladder disorders, Kidney disorders.

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers.

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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Ovate Oblong In Leaf's sinuate to subentire, cuneate. Petiole up to 40 mm long

[2]

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

Seeds, Division of spring.

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.[3]

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 |]].

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References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation detail

External Links

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