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Holarrhena pubescens - Indrayavah, Kutajah

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Holarrhena pubescens flowers W IMG 0292.jpg|thumb|right| "Girimallika"]]
'''Holarrhena pubescens''' is a deciduous shrub or tree with fragrant white flowers and abundant white latex in all its parts. It grows up to 10 metres tall. An important medicinal plant in the tropics, it is gathered from the wild for its wide range of medicinal and other uses. The plant is sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes, the root bark is sold in local markets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}Indrayavah sabdariffa can be used in Food. Leaves are cooked as vegetable, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}fruits eaten raw.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Chemical analysis of H. pubescens extracts revealed the presence of several bioactive compounds, such as Conessine, Isoconnessine, Conessimine, Conimine, Conessidine, conessimine and isoconessimineConkurchicine, Holarrhimine, sonessineConarrhimine, conimineMokluangin A-D and Antidysentericine<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Koodsaloo, KorchieKodumuruka, Girimallige, Haale, Halagatti|ml=Kutakappaala|sa=Indrayava, Kutaja, Girije, Girimallika|ta=Kirimllikai|te=Girimallika|hi=Karva indrajau, Kurchi, Kuda|en=Indrajao, Easter tre, Ivari tree}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
Pitta, Kapha
===Prabhava===
 
===Nutritional components===
Holarrhena pubescens Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|ovateOvate|Oppositely arranges, ovate, obtusely acuminate leaves are 10-20 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|5-15 cm|White|5-20|Flowers have five white petals 2-3 cm long which turn creamish yellow as they age. Flowering from March to May and July to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||manyMany|Fruiting from March to May and July to November}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Atrisaar]], [[Amritaarishta]], [[Abhayaarishta]], [[Amibika]], [[Entostal]], [[Ovoutoline]], [[Kantakaaryava Leha]], [[Krimakutaar Ras]], [[Kutajaarishta]], [[Chavanapraash Lehyam]], [[Chopachinaadi Churna]], [[Devavati]], [[Diarex]], [[Dashamulaarishta]], [[Mahaayogaraaja Guggulu]], [[Vidangaarishta]], [[Vidangaasava]], [[Sandarshana Vati]], [[Mahavalyati Lehya]], [[Paramgi Rasaayanam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Though sensitive to frostHolarrhena pubescens can be propagated by seed, the plant recovers easily from damageeither by direct sowing or by raising seedlings in a nursery<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. It is available through February to September<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpJournal Article from Bio-Molecules - Metabolic Diversity and Therapeutic Potential of Holarrhena pubescens://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php?plantid=0084&bname=Holarrhena%20antidysenterica "Chemistry"]An Important Ethnomedicinal Plant</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indrajao.html Plant description]</ref><ref name="plant descriptionAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/17/kutaja-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://tropicaluses.thefernsplantnet-project.infoorg/en/Holarrhena_pubescens_(PROTA) Cultivation Details]</viewtropicalref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr.php?idMandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.92, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref><ref name=Holarrhena+pubescens "Cultivation DetailsKarnataka Medicinal Plants"]>”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.343, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/kutaja-holarrhena-antidysenterica Holarrhena antidysenterica on planet ayurveda]
* [http://www.homeremediess.com/holarrhena-antidysenterica-medicinal-benefits-and-images/ Holarrhena Antidysenterica Medicinal Benefits And Images]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]

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