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Sarapunkha, Tephrosia purpurea

Sarapunkhais a shrubby legume with pinnate leaves and pink flowers. They can be seen growing on disturbed land and roadsides during the rainy season. It has long been used in Ayurveda to treat a variety of conditions.

Uses

Liver cirrhosis, Splenomegaly, Inflammation, Digestive disorders, Skin diseases ^[1]

Parts Used

Whole plant

Chemical Composition

Purpurea have demonstrated the presence of flavones, flavanones and prenylated flavonoids,[6,7] chalcones,[7–11] and rotenoids etc.^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	adavi neeli, adavi hurali, honnaavarikekoggali
Hindi	ban-nil, sarphankha, sarphoka, biyani
Malayalam	kattamari, kazhinnila, korinil
Tamil	kattukkolincai, kollilai, kolunchi
Telugu	bonta vempali, pamparachettu, tella vempali
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	neelabralakrati, banapunkha, sarapunkha, poonkhie
English	Wild indigo

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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), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Piercing)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vata, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Imparipinnate	alternate	leaflets 7-15, 1-2.8 x 0.3-1 cm, oblanceolate or obovate, apex obtuse to emarginate or truncate, base cuneate, mucronate; stipules 3-6 mm long, lanceolate.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Pseudoracemes	Pink-purple		Flowers ca. 7 mm long, in few-flowered, leaf-opposed, pseudoracemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts c. 2 mm long. Calyx 3-4 mm long., pubescent; lobes subulate. Petals pink to purplish; standard c. 4 mm broad, orbicular. Staminal tube to 4 mm long.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A Pod	2.5-4 x 0.3-0.4 cm	linear-oblong		seeds 5-7, ellipsoid, dark brown.	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

↑ Uses
↑ Chemical Composition
↑ Vernacular names
↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 364

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_Composition-2] Chemical Composition

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 364

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