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'''Trikantajata''' is a much-branched, spiny, evergreen shrub growing from 0.5 - 3 metres tall. Usually erect with arching branches, the plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit. The spines are axillary, in pairs up to 4cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild mainly for local use as a medicine. | '''Trikantajata''' is a much-branched, spiny, evergreen shrub growing from 0.5 - 3 metres tall. Usually erect with arching branches, the plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit. The spines are axillary, in pairs up to 4cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild mainly for local use as a medicine. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|Brochitis}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}} | + | {{Uses|Brochitis}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}.<ref name="Uses"/> |
| − | <ref name="Uses"/> | ||
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Azima+tetracantha] | + | * [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Azima+tetracantha Azima tetracantha on tropical.theferns.info] |
| − | * [https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Azima+tetracantha+Lam.] | + | * [https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Azima+tetracantha+Lam. Azima tetracantha on prota4u.org] |
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 5 August 2020
Trikantajata is a much-branched, spiny, evergreen shrub growing from 0.5 - 3 metres tall. Usually erect with arching branches, the plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit. The spines are axillary, in pairs up to 4cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild mainly for local use as a medicine.
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
Brochitis, Cough, Asthma, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Arthritis.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The leaves contain the alkaloids azimine, azcarpine and carpine.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Aesagale maale, Bilee uppina gida, Ganjimullu, Yagachi mullu |
| Hindi | Kanta-gur-kamai |
| Malayalam | Sankunkuppi |
| Tamil | Ancirikacceti, Anji, Atiyamam, Cankakiranam, Mulluchangu, Kandagachangam |
| Telugu | Mundla kampa, Puttu, Tella uppi |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Kantangur, Kundali, Trikantajata |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)
Guna
Laghu (Light)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Madhura (Sweet)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Opposite | Spine axillary, usually 4, straight, to 2.5 cm, grooved, branchlets tetragonous, pubescent. Leaves opposite, 3 x 2 cm, ovate, mucronate, base obtuse, margin thickened, coriaceous, nerves 3 pairs near the base; petiole to 5 mm. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | Axillary and terminal spike | Pale yellow | 4 | 10 cm long; flowers clustered, white, unisexual; bracts 2 x 1 mm, ovate, mucronate, pubescent; calyx 1 mm, campanulate, bilobed, pubescent; petals 4, 2 x 1 mm, oblong; stamens 4, free, alternating with petals, filaments 1 mm, anthers 1 mm, pistillode absent. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A globose berry | 0.5 - 1 cm | 1–2-seeded, green turning white, with persistent stigma | Seeds disk-like, brown to black. | {{{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
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Spines
Fruits
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Brochitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Arthritis
- Herbs with Whole plant 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
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Shrub
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Salvadoraceae
