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Hybanthus enneaspermus

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Identification
[[File:(hybanthus enneaspermus) shrub at Kambalakonda 02.JPG|thumb|Spade flower]]
 '''Hybanthus enneaspermus''' is a plant commonly found during the rainy season in dry regions with gravel and stones in deccan the Deccan plateu of India.  It can grow upto 60cm tall.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Barks}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The phytocompounds present in H. enneaspermus have been extensively investigated. The chief chemical constituents include alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, phenols, dipeptide, isoarborinol, sitosterol, sugars and tannins.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Charaata, Purusharatna|ml=Nelam-parenda, Orilattamara|sa=Purusharatna, Padmacarini, Charati|ta=Oorithal thamarai, Orilaittamarai|te=Nelakobbari, Purusharathnam|hi=Ratanpurus|en=Spade flower}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves subsessile, 0.6-3 x 0.3-1 cm, linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, margins distantly crenate, crenations scabrous hairy, apex acute, hirsute; stipules 1-2 mm long, linear-lanceolate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary, solitary|Pink-Purple|5|Pedicel 0.6-1.5 cm long, slender. Sepals 5, subequal, 2-3 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Petals 5, pinkish, unequal; lower one 0.8-1.5 cm long, suborbicular, clawed, other 4 smaller, 3-5 mm long, elliptic or triangular-oblong. Flowering season is February-March}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|5 - 8 mm long|||Seeds many, Ovoid|Fruiting season is February-March}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
===Season to grow===
 
===Soil type===
 
===Propagation===
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
 
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Hybanthus Tumkur.jpg|Flower and capsule
File:(Hybanthus enneaspermus) flowers at Kambalakonda.jpg|Flowers
File:Hybanthus enneaspermus (Spade Flower) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9830.jpg|Flowers
</gallery>
 
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292604730_Hybanthus_enneaspermus_L_F_Muell_A_phytopharmacological_review_on_herbal_medicine Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 224</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://www.jocpr.com/articles/hybanthus-enneaspermus-l-f-muell-a-phytopharmacological-review-onherbal-medicine.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:225</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://senthuherbals.blogspot.com/2014/08/hybanthus-enneaspermus-orithalthaamarai.html Hybanthus enneaspermus on blogspot.com]
* [https://www.ayurvista.net/herbal%20plants/hybanthus-enneaspermus/ Hybanthus enneaspermus on ayurvista.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Violaceae]]

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