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'''Jīvakaḥ''' consists of dried and fresh pseudo-bulb of Malaxis acuminata D. Don syn. Microstylis wallichii Lindl.(Fam. Orchidaceae), a short stemmed terrestrial herb up to 25 cm in height, distributed throughout India on hills at an altitude of 2000 -3000 m.
 
'''Jīvakaḥ''' consists of dried and fresh pseudo-bulb of Malaxis acuminata D. Don syn. Microstylis wallichii Lindl.(Fam. Orchidaceae), a short stemmed terrestrial herb up to 25 cm in height, distributed throughout India on hills at an altitude of 2000 -3000 m.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Haematemesis}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Seminal weakness}}, {{Uses|Burning sensations}}, {{Uses|Dipsia}}, {{Uses|Emaciation}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|General debility}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial plant}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Elliptic-lanceolate|Obtuse|Leaves are two Elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, Obtuse, unequal, Arising from the base of the stem and sessile}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|8-20 cm long|yellowish-green|Sepals are broadly lanceolate and laterals recurved|Lanceolate with acute apex}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|6-8 mm long|broadly ovoid-oblong, ribbed and of light yellow colour||seeds upto 5|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*Brāhma Rasāyana, śiva, Guṭikā, Amṛtaprāṣa Ghṛta, Aṣoka Ghṛta, Dhānvantara Taila, Balā Taila, Mānasamitra Vaṭaka, Guḍūcyādi Taila, Bṛhat Aṣvagandhā Ghṛta.
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*[[Brāhma Rasāyana]], [[śiva]], [[Guṭikā]], [[Amṛtaprāṣa Ghṛta]], [[Aṣoka Ghṛta]], [[Dhānvantara Taila]], [[Balā Taila]], [[Mānasamitra Vaṭaka]], [[Guḍūcyādi Taila]], [[Bṛhat Aṣvagandhā Ghṛta]].
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Bulbs}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Land Preparation and Fertilizer Application: The field should be ploughed during October to make the soil well pulverized. A basal dose of 25 t/ha of farmyard manure should be applied at the time of land preparation.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-86</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/malaxis-muscifera-1"Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/malaxis-muscifera-1"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*[http://senthuherbals.blogspot.com/2015/03/malaxis-acuminata-jivakam.html]
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*[https://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/434_pdf.pdf]
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*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jeevak.html]
 
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[[Category:Orchidaceae]]

Latest revision as of 13:28, 25 November 2020

Jīvakaḥ consists of dried and fresh pseudo-bulb of Malaxis acuminata D. Don syn. Microstylis wallichii Lindl.(Fam. Orchidaceae), a short stemmed terrestrial herb up to 25 cm in height, distributed throughout India on hills at an altitude of 2000 -3000 m.

Uses

Haematemesis, Fever, Seminal weakness, Burning sensations, Dipsia, Emaciation, Tuberculosis, General debility.

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Alcohol (ceryl alcohol), glucose, rhamnose and diterpenes.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Jeevak
Malayalam Jeevakam
Tamil Jeevakam
Telugu Jeevakamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Jīvya, Dōrghāyu, Cirajīvī
English Jeevak


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura

Guna

Snigdha, Picchila

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Vātahara, Pittahara, Dhātuvardhaka, śukrala, Balya, Snehopaga, Jīvanīya, Rasāyana

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Elliptic-lanceolate Obtuse Leaves are two Elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, Obtuse, unequal, Arising from the base of the stem and sessile

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 8-20 cm long yellowish-green Sepals are broadly lanceolate and laterals recurved Lanceolate with acute apex

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 6-8 mm long broadly ovoid-oblong, ribbed and of light yellow colour seeds upto 5

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Bulbs

How to plant/cultivate

Land Preparation and Fertilizer Application: The field should be ploughed during October to make the soil well pulverized. A basal dose of 25 t/ha of farmyard manure should be applied at the time of land preparation.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-86
  2. "Morphology"
  3. "Cultivation detail"

External Links