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[[File:Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flowers and Wasp 1479px.jpg|thumb|right|''creeping Jacob's ladder'', ''Polemonium reptans'']] | [[File:Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens Flowers and Wasp 1479px.jpg|thumb|right|''creeping Jacob's ladder'', ''Polemonium reptans'']] | ||
'''Polemonium reptans''' is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. | '''Polemonium reptans''' is a perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
− | {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Snake bite}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|Skin allergies}}, {{Uses|Swelling}} |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
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===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
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==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
− | Prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
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− | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+reptans | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polemonium+reptans Cultivation details]</ref> |
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 7 July 2020
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | |
Hindi | |
Malayalam | |
Tamil | |
Telugu | |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | |
English | Jacob's Ladder |
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), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | The leaves are compound i.e made up of two or more discrete leaflets |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Unisexual | 2-4cm long | blue to purple | 5 | the flower is radially symmetrical and Flowers Season is June - August |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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General | 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | With hooked hairs | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Prefers a moist well-drained fertile soil in sun or semi-shade.[2]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Laryngitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bite
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Insect bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin allergies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Swelling
- Herbs with Dried foliage used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tall grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At meadows
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Borders of forests and fields
- Herbs
- Polemoniaceae