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'''Maconha brava''' or '''Zornia latifolia''' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to South America.<ref name="int"/> Its distribution may extend into Central and North America. It is also known as a naturalized species in tropical western Africa.
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'''Maconha brava''' or '''Zornia latifolia''' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to South America. Its distribution may extend into Central and North America. It is also known as a naturalized species in tropical western Africa.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Peas}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=Murikkotti|sa=|ta=Chirupalatai|te=|hi=|en=Two-Leaf Zornia}}
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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===
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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===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Slender herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are leaflets lanceolate-oblong, acute at the apex, glabrous or pubescent, 1-4 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|1.5 cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers alternate, 1-35 per inflorescence, bractlets stipuliform, up to 1.5 cm long, nearly enclosing the flower}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|-}}
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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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Zornia latifolia plant of the subtropical to tropical zones, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 29°c, but can tolerate 13 - 34°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Thrives best in soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Nature and not very fertile}}, {{Commonly seen|Grass strains}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Zornia latifolia Sm. (5876584719).jpg
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Zornia latifolia Sm. (5876590825).jpg
  
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== Description ==
 
 
   
 
   
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This plant is a perennial herb with a branching stem taking a prostrate form on the ground and growing up to about 50 centimeters long. The leaves are bifoliolate, each made up of two leaflets, which are widely lance-shaped and up to 4 centimeters long. At the base is a stipule up to a centimeter in length. The herbage is hairless to lightly hairy. The inflorescence is a spike of up to 35 yellow flowers each about a centimeter long. The flowers open for only 5 to 10 hours. The bractlets are longer than the flowers and may cover them. The fruit is a spiny, hairy legume pod.<ref name="des"/>
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== Uses ==
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This legume is a nutritious and palatable forage for livestock. It can be grown as a companion plant to grasses such as Andropogon gayanus and Brachiaria decumbens.<ref name="des"/>
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Zornia latifolia Sm. (5877153842).jpg
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*This plant is part of many synthetic cannabis mixtures, such as 'Spice'.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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==References==
  
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* '''English''' - maconha brava
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref>
  
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== References ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/zornia_latifolia.htm Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zornia+latifolia Practical palnts]</ref>
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<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?70857  Zornia latifolia. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).]</ref>
 
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<ref name="des">[http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Zornia_latifolia.htm Zornia latifolia. TropicalForages.]</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses">[http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/342/3/843.full  Apparent inverse relationship between cannabinoid agonist efficacy and tolerance/cross-tolerance produced by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment in rhesus monkeys.]</ref>
 
 
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/zornia_latifolia.htm  Zornia latifolia on tropicalforages.info]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zornia_latifolia Zornia latifolia]
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* [http://www.yucamedia.com/apps/herbs/z/zornia-latifolia/  Zornia latifolia on yucamedia.com]
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* [http://portal.wikwio.org/species/show/344  Zornia latifolia on wikwio.org]
  
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:00, 10 September 2020

Maconha brava

Maconha brava or Zornia latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to South America. Its distribution may extend into Central and North America. It is also known as a naturalized species in tropical western Africa.

Uses

Wounds, Joint pains, Snakebites, Liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Peas, Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam Murikkotti
Tamil Chirupalatai
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Two-Leaf Zornia


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

Slender herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are leaflets lanceolate-oblong, acute at the apex, glabrous or pubescent, 1-4 cm long

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1.5 cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers alternate, 1-35 per inflorescence, bractlets stipuliform, up to 1.5 cm long, nearly enclosing the flower

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown 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, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Zornia latifolia plant of the subtropical to tropical zones, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 29°c, but can tolerate 13 - 34°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thrives best in soils, Nature and not very fertile, Grass strains.

Photo Gallery

  • Zornia latifolia Sm. (5876584719).jpg
  • Zornia latifolia Sm. (5876590825).jpg
  • Zornia latifolia Sm. (5877144584).jpg
  • Zornia latifolia Sm. (5877148232).jpg
  • Zornia latifolia Sm. (5877153842).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Sciencedirect
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ Practical palnts

External Links

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