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[[File:Caralluma attenuata Wt..jpg|thumb|right|''Linaria vulgaris'']]
 
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It is a small succulent herb, It grows upto 70cm in height.  
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'''Caralluma adscendens''' is a small shrub. It grows upto 30 - 60cm tall in height. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ear Infections}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}.
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{{Uses|Ear Infections}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Ear Infections}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}, {{Uses|Snake bite}}, {{Uses|Cardiac problems}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}.
  
 
===Food===
 
===Food===
Caralluma Adsendens can be used in food. Succulent shoots are cooked as vegetable.
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Caralluma Adsendens can be used in food. Succulent shoots are cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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===Nutritional components===
Caralluma Adsendens contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C, Niacin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Nutritional components"/>
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Caralluma Adsendens contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C, Niacin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Habit==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
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==Cultivation Details==
Caralluma Adsendens is available through June to September.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Caralluma Adsendens is available through June to September. A plant of lowland areas in the drier tropics where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. It tolerates high temperatures and an annual rainfall as low as 400mm<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Gravelly soils and rocky hills}}, {{Commonly seen|At elevations from sea-level to 1,000 metres}}.
  
 
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<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.38, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0975357510800690  Caralluma Adsendens on sceince direct.com]
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Linaria vulgaris

Caralluma adscendens is a small shrub. It grows upto 30 - 60cm tall in height. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Ear Infections, Cough, Epilepsy, Ear Infections, Scorpion bite, Snake bite, Cardiac problems, Epilepsy.

Food

Caralluma Adsendens can be used in food. Succulent shoots are cooked as vegetable[1].

Parts Used

Shoots.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Caralluma
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Nutritional components

Caralluma Adsendens contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C, Niacin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[1].

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Solitary

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Cultivation Details

Caralluma Adsendens is available through June to September. A plant of lowland areas in the drier tropics where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres[4]. It tolerates high temperatures and an annual rainfall as low as 400mm[1].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Gravelly soils and rocky hills, At elevations from sea-level to 1,000 metres.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.38, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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