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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|migraines}}, {{Uses|headaches}}, {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|piles}}, {{Uses|burning sensation}}, {{Uses|perspiration problems}}, {{Uses|burning sensation in the vagina}}.
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{{Uses|Migraines}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Perspiration problems}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation in the vagina}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=Ativisa|ml=Ativisam|sa=Ativisha|ta=Atividyam|te=Ati visa|hi=Atis|en=Indian Atees}}
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{{Common names|kn=Ativisha|ml=Ativisam|sa=Ativisa|ta=Atividyam|te=Ati visa|hi=Atis|en=Indian Atees}}
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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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Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Heating)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|glabrous|sessile|The leaves are variable in shape and size}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple, alternate|sessile|The leaves are variable in shape and size}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome||s|}}
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{{Fruit|5 follicles|15-20 mm long||slightly downy or glabrous|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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* [[Kutajghan Vati]]  
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* [[Chandraprabha Vati]]
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* [[Khadiradi gutika]]
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* [[Rasnairandadi kashayam]]
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* [[Balachaturbhadra choorana]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Seedlings germinate best when sown in sandy acidic loam. Tubers can also ve separated and planted from mature individuals. Plants grown from seed can take 3-4 years to bloom. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty soil area}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Western himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moisty soil area}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Aconitum-reclinatum01.jpg|Trailing white monkshood (''A. reclinatum)''
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File:Aconitum-uncinatum01.jpg|Southern blue monkshood (''A. uncinatum'')
 
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File:Alaskan Monkshood Leaf.jpg|Wild Alaskan monkshood (''A. delphinifolium'') is a flowering species that belongs to the family Ranunculaceae.
 
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.medicinalplantsanduses.com/aconitum-heterophyllum-medicinal-uses "medicinal plants"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.medicinalplantsanduses.com/aconitum-heterophyllum-medicinal-uses Medicinal plants]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/ativisha/3956/ "bimbima"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/ativisha/3956/ Bimbima]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum "wikipedea"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.nmpb.nic.in/sites/default/files/publications/atees.pdf Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/08/25/ativisa-benefits-dose-uses-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 9 November 2020

Ativisa

Aconitum heterophyllum is an Aconite, i.e. it's belongs to genus aconite. This plant grows in Northern hemisphere’s mountainous terrain. Ativisa plant is herbaceous and perennial and is one of the poisonous species used in Indian Ayurvedic medicines.

Uses

Migraines, Headaches, Vomiting, Piles, Burning sensation, Perspiration problems, Burning sensation in the vagina.

Parts Used

Root tubers.

Chemical Composition

Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ativisha
Hindi Atis
Malayalam Ativisam
Tamil Atividyam
Telugu Ati visa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ativisa
English Indian Atees


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Heating)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple, alternate sessile The leaves are variable in shape and size

.[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white–violet 10-18 Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
5 follicles 15-20 mm long slightly downy or glabrous {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Tuber segment.

How to plant/cultivate

Seedlings germinate best when sown in sandy acidic loam. Tubers can also ve separated and planted from mature individuals. Plants grown from seed can take 3-4 years to bloom. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Western himalayas, Open woodland, Moisty soil area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Medicinal plants
  2. ↑ Bimbima
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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