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| − | {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en= | + | {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Wood mallow, Tree mallow, High mallow}} |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:Malva sylvestris hoja enferma.jpg | ||
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| − | <ref name="chemical composition">[ | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S003194220600478X Chemical composition]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mallow07.html#blu Plant description]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.perennials.com/plants/malva-sylvestris-zebrina.html Cultivation Details]</ref> |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ Malva sylvestris] | + | * [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malva_sylvestris Malva sylvestris] |
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:56, 25 November 2020
Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus.
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
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughing, Throat infections, Emphysema.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
M. sylvestris contains malvin and malonylmalvin. It also contains the naphthoquinone malvone A, which is also a phytoalaxin.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Wood mallow, Tree mallow, High mallow |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Roundish | The leaves are borne upon the stem, with numerous lobes. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2–3 millimeters long and 1.5 millimeters wide | Reddish-purple, bright pinkish-purple with dark stripes and bright mauve-purple | 2-4 | Its calyx is free to the middle, 3–6 millimeters long, with broadly triangular lobes or ovate mostly 5–7 millimeters long. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
It is often grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive flowers, produced for a long period through the summer. Numerous cultivars have been selected and named. [3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coughing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Throat infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Emphysema
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herbs
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Subtropical area
- Herbs
