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'''Wood sanicle''' is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae. Sanicula europaea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Internal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Blood disorders}}, {{Uses|Bleeding in the stomach}}, {{Uses|Bleeding in intestines}}, {{Uses|Nosebleeds}}, {{Uses|Chest complaints}}, {{Uses|Lung complaints}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Rashes}}.
  
'''Wood sanicle''' ('''sanicle, sanicula europaea''') is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young shoots}}.
  
== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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The fibrous root is the medicinal part. Its taste and odor are somewhat aromatic. An alcoholic tincture contains its medicinal properties. Resin, essential oil, tannin, coloring matters, and ash (9 per cent) were obtained from the root by C. J. Houck.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
Sanicula europea L. grows to 60 cm high and is glabrous with coarsely toothed leaves. The pinkish flowers are borne in tight spherical umbels and are followed by bristly fruits which easily attach to clothing or animal fur and are thus easily distributed. The leaves are lobed and glossy, dark green.
 
  
== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en= Wood sanicle}}
Sanicula europaea roots have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea) or externally (as ointment) for treatment of disorders of the skin, respiratory tract, locomotor system, gastrointestinal tract, and infections.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
==Common name==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
* '''English''' - wood sanicle
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
== References ==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
<references>
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<ref name="uses">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791396/ "Ethnopharmacological in vitro studies on Austria's folk medicine—An unexplored lore in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of 71 Austrian traditional herbal drugs"]</ref>
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Basal leaves long-stemmed, overwintering, stem leaves usually 1, stalkless}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2–3 mm|Reddish–white|5|Inflorescence a compound umbel, secondary umbels compounded. Primary and secondary umbels with bracts and Flowering time is June–July}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Ovoid|5 mm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||Many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeds in any moist moderately fertile well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp places}}, {{Commonly seen|Near to acid soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Loamy soils}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Sanicula_europaea_050606.jpg|''Sanicula europaea''<br />Germany - Taubergrund
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File:Sanicula europaea eF.jpg
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File:Sanicula europaea 01.jpg
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File:Sanicula_europaea.jpeg|''Sanicula europaea''<br/>Germany
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File:Sanicula europaea 02.jpg
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File:Sanicula europaea 03.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/sanicula.html Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/sanicle Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sanicula+europaea Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X96911250 Sanicula europaea on encyclopedea of life]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanicula_europaea Sanicula europaea]
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* [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np9701790 Sanicula europaea on pubs.acs.org]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791396/ Sanicula europaea on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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* [http://www.livingnaturally.com/ns/DisplayMonograph.asp?storeID=3D9D155236034A5897378F7C5A033221&DocID=sanicle Sanicula europaea on living naturally]
  
 
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[[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 13:31, 4 August 2020

Wood sanicle, Sanicula europaea

Wood sanicle is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae. Sanicula europaea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Wounds, Internal bleeding, Cough, Blood disorders, Bleeding in the stomach, Bleeding in intestines, Nosebleeds, Chest complaints, Lung complaints, Diarrhea, Rashes.

Parts Used

Leaves, Young shoots.

Chemical Composition

The fibrous root is the medicinal part. Its taste and odor are somewhat aromatic. An alcoholic tincture contains its medicinal properties. Resin, essential oil, tannin, coloring matters, and ash (9 per cent) were obtained from the root by C. J. Houck.[1]

Common names

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


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 Basal leaves long-stemmed, overwintering, stem leaves usually 1, stalkless

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2–3 mm Reddish–white 5 Inflorescence a compound umbel, secondary umbels compounded. Primary and secondary umbels with bracts and Flowering time is June–July

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Ovoid 5 mm Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any moist moderately fertile well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thickets, Damp places, Near to acid soils, Loamy soils.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links