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'''Bahuvadini''' or '''Cannabis sativa''' is an annual herbaceous plant in the Cannabis genus, a species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine. Each part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on the purpose of its use.
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'''Bahuvadini''' is an annual herbaceous plant in the species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine.  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Glaucoma}}, {{Uses|HIV/AIDS}}, {{Uses|Muscle spasms}}, {{Uses|Seizures}}, {{Uses|Severe pain}}, {{Uses|Severe nausea}}.
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{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Glaucoma}}, {{Uses|HIV}}, {{Uses|Muscle spasms}}, {{Uses|Seizures}}, {{Uses|Severe pain}}, {{Uses|Severe nausea}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin; Egyptian variety contains cannabidine, cannabol and cannabinol, their biological activity being due to the alcohols and phenolic compounds. Resin contains crystalline compound cannin. Alcoholic extracts of American variety vary considerably in physiological activity<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}}
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{{Common names|kn=ಭಂಗಿ Bhangi, ಗಾಂಜಾ ಗಿಡ Ganja gida|ml=Cherukanchava, Ginjilachilachi|sa=Bahuvadini, Banga|ta=Alatam, Ananta muli|te=Bangiaaku, Bangiaku, Gaanja chettu|hi=Bhang, Ganja, Charas|en=Marijuana, Hemp, Gallow grass|ks=Banga|mr=Bhanga, Bhrnga}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|branched shrub}}
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{{Habit|Branched shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|long petiolate, palmate, with 3-11, rarely single, lanceolate, serrate, acuminate leaflets up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm broad}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Alternate|Stipulate|Long petiolate, palmate, with 3-11, rarely single, lanceolate, serrate, acuminate leaflets up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm broad}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|monoecious|2.5 cm long|yellowish|5 poricidal stamens|the female flowers germinate in the axils and terminally, with one 1-ovulate ovary; fruit a brown, shining achene, variously marked or plain, tightly embracing the seed with its fleshy endosperm and curved embryo, Flowering season is summer}}
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{{Flower|Monoecious|2.5 cm long|Yellowish|5 poricidal stamens|The female flowers germinate in the axils and terminally, with one 1-ovulate ovary.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|short legume|7-9 cm|late summer to early fall; year round in tropics|Seeds weigh 1.5-2.5 gm/100 seeds.}}
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{{Fruit|Short legume|7-9 cm|Late summer to early fall; year round in tropics|Seeds weigh 1.5-2.5 gm/100 seeds.}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Plants reach about 3 m height with 3.5 cm stem diameter in 2 years, in 4 years about 5 m height and 7 cm stem diameter. Flowering and fruiting is almost throughout the year, but in India there are usually two main flowering periods, one in the early monsoon and another in the late monsoon.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Propagation mainly by seed. Experimentally, drug plants have been propagated from cuttings but such plants do not come true as to drug content of parent.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|dry regions of India}}, {{Commonly seen|sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|dry zone in Sri Lanka}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Houseplant}}, {{Commonly seen|Sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|Landscape}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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Image:Cannabis sativa2.jpg|At feild
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Hanf.jpg|Hemp plant|Leaf
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Image:Cannabis sativa.jpg|Whole plant
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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Image:Cannabis sativa B52.day.23.9.04.jpg|Female plants under sodium light
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Image:Marijuana.jpg|Leaves
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Image:Cannabis_02_bgiu.jpg|Leaf
 
</gallery>
 
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cannabis_sativa.html "purdue university"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ord"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cannabis_sativa.html Description morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Senna+auriculata+(L.)+Roxb. "prota4u"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cannabis-sativa common names]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cannabis+sativa Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:273</ref>
 
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</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.medicaljane.com/2013/07/22/cannabis-sativa-as-explained-by-medical-jane/ A Brief Overview of Cannabis Sativa Strains on medicinal jane]
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* [https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/everything-you-ever-needed-to-know-about-cannabis-leaves/ Everything you ever needed to know about cannabis leaves]
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* [https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/cannabis-sativa/ Cannabis sativa on plants.ces education]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/cannabis-plant Cannabis sativa on encyclopedea britanica]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Cannabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 09:49, 25 April 2023

Bahuvadini, Cannabis

Bahuvadini is an annual herbaceous plant in the species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine.

Uses

Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV, Muscle spasms, Seizures, Severe pain, Severe nausea.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಭಂಗಿ Bhangi, ಗಾಂಜಾ ಗಿಡ Ganja gida
Hindi Bhang, Ganja, Charas
Malayalam Cherukanchava, Ginjilachilachi
Tamil Alatam, Ananta muli
Telugu Bangiaaku, Bangiaku, Gaanja chettu
Marathi Bhanga, Bhrnga
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri Banga
Sanskrit Bahuvadini, Banga
English Marijuana, Hemp, Gallow grass

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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

Habit

Branched shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Stipulate Long petiolate, palmate, with 3-11, rarely single, lanceolate, serrate, acuminate leaflets up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm broad

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Monoecious 2.5 cm long Yellowish 5 poricidal stamens The female flowers germinate in the axils and terminally, with one 1-ovulate ovary.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Short legume 7-9 cm Late summer to early fall; year round in tropics Seeds weigh 1.5-2.5 gm/100 seeds. {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Propagation mainly by seed. Experimentally, drug plants have been propagated from cuttings but such plants do not come true as to drug content of parent.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Houseplant, Sea coast, Landscape.

Photo Gallery

  • At feild

  • Leaf

  • Whole plant

  • Female plants under sodium light

  • Leaves

  • Leaf

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:273
  2. ↑ Chemistry
  3. ↑ common names
  4. ↑ Description morphology
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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