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{{Common names|kn=adavi neeli, adavi hurali, honnaavarikekoggali|ml=kattamari, kazhinnila, korinil|sa=neelabralakrati, banapunkha, sarapunkha, poonkhie|ta=kattukkolincai, kollilai, kolunchi|te=bonta vempali, pamparachettu, tella vempali|hi=ban-nil, sarphankha, sarphoka, biyani|en=Wild indigo}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
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{{Common names|kn=Adavi neeli, Adavi hurali, Honnaavarikekoggali|ml=Kattamari, Kazhinnila, Korinil|sa=Neelabralakrati, Banapunkha, Sarapunkha, Poonkhie|ta=Kattukkolincai, Kollilai, Kolunchi|te=Bonta vempali, Pamparachettu, Tella vempali|hi=Ban-nil, Sarphankha, Sarphoka, Biyani|en=Wild indigo}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|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.}}
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 20 May 2021

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

.[3]

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.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 7 mm long Pink-purple Pea flower in shape, Flowering season is September-February

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 Fruiting season is October-March

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

  • Ghodakan (Gujarati- ઘોડાકાન) (2875444353).jpg
  • Phanike (in Kannada) (2856343310).jpg
  • Tephrosia purpurea (Unhali, Sarphonk, Wild Indigo) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9208.jpg
  • Tephrosia purpurea (Wild Indigo) in Narshapur, AP W IMG 0780.jpg
  • TephrosiaPurpurea.jpg

References

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

External Links

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