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Indigofera aspalathoides

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Identification
{{stub}}[[File:Indigofera aspalathoides.jpg|thumb|right]] '''Indigofera aspalathoides''' is a low-growing shrub with copiously spreading rigid branches. The plant is a popular medicine in India where it is harvested from the wild for local use and trade. It is an ingregient of various proprietary preparations.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Cancerous affections}}, {{Uses|Secondary syphilis}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Various skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Mouth ulcers}}, {{Uses|Erysipela}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootTwigs}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Sessile|1-5 foliolate|Digitate, Crowed on the young branches}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Solitary||Carolla dark pink||Exerted, Fileform, Longer than the leaves. Flowering season is Septemeber-January}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is Septemeber-January}}
===Other features===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Indigofera species generally grow best in a sunny position, preferring a well-drained but moist soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy soils}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Indigofera aspalathoides.jpgFile:Indigofera aspalathoides. (31423663712).jpgIndigofera aspalathoides.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Indigofera+aspalathoides Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245358 Indigofera aspalathoides on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ ]* [ ]
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