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'''Bitter buttons''' is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world including North America, and in some areas has become invasive.  
 
'''Bitter buttons''' is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world including North America, and in some areas has become invasive.  
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Intestinal ulcers}}, {{Uses|Gas problems}}, {{Uses|Bloating}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Poor appetite}}, {{Uses|Migraines}}, {{Uses|Nerve pain}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Epileptic seizures}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
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{{Uses|Intestinal ulcers}}, {{Uses|Gas problems}}, {{Uses|Bloating}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Poor appetite}}, {{Uses|Migraines}}, {{Uses|Nerve pain}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Epileptic seizures}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Many-ridged achene, tip with shallow|inland often around inhabited areas|many}}
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Many-ridged achene, tip with shallow|Inland often around inhabited areas|many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 19 August 2020

Bitter buttons, Tansy

Bitter buttons is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world including North America, and in some areas has become invasive.

Uses

Intestinal ulcers, Gas problems, Bloating, Stomachache, Skin eruptions, Poor appetite, Migraines, Nerve pain, Joint pain, Epileptic seizures, Fever.

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The applicable parts of tansy are the above ground parts. Tansy contains beta-sitosterol as the major sterol and alpha-amyrin as the major triterpene. Tansy also contains sterols stigmasterol, campesterol and cholesterol, and the triterpenes beta-amyrin and taraxasterol. The successful therapeutic application of this herb may be due partly to the presence of one or more of these compounds; however, results are inconclusive[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Dhoop, Guggul
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Long-Leaved Tansy


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

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Stalkless–short-stalked. Blade usually pinnately lobed, sparsely haired, dotted with glands, lobes lanceolate, with tapered tips

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 7–11 mm Yellow 5-20 Single flower-like, usually capitula, surrounded by involucral bracts. Capitula’s ray-florets lacking and Flowering time is July–September

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome Many-ridged achene, tip with shallow Inland often around inhabited areas 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

Landscape Uses:Container. Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil[1]. Plants thrive in almost any soil[4]. Tansy is occasionally grown in the herb garden, though a site for growing this plant should be selected with care since it usually spreads very aggressively at the roots[[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste ground, Hedgerows.

Photo Gallery

References

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