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'''Gundrāḥ''' consists of rhizome with root of Typha australis Schum. And Thonn. Syn. T. angustata Bory and Chaub. It is a hardy perennial, monoecious plant, often growing gregariously in fresh water and marshy places, commonly found throughout India, upto 1730 m.
'''Gundrāḥ''' consists of rhizome with root of Typha australis Schum. And Thonn. Syn. T. angustata Bory and Chaub., (Fam. Typhaceae), a hardy perennial, monoecious plant, often growing gregariously in fresh water and marshy places, commonly found throughout India, upto 1730 m.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Alzheimer's disease}}, {{Uses|Nose bleeds}}, {{Uses|Haematuria}}, {{Uses|Uterine bleeding}}, {{Uses|Dysmenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Postpartum abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|Gastralgia}}, {{Uses|Scrofula}}.
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rizomes}}, {{Parts Used|Young shoots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Flavonoids (Quercetin, isorhamnetin-3-0-rutinoside); sterols (β-sitosterol, lanosterol, cholesterol).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Guṇṭaḥ, Guṇṭhaḥ|ta=|te=Jammugaddi, Enugajamu|hi=Pater, Gondpater|en=Lesser Indian Reed-mace}}
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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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Madhura, Kaṣāya
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===Guna===
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Guru
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===Veerya===
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Śīta
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura
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===Karma===
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Pittasaṃśamana, Vātahara, Stanyaśodhaka, Stanyajanana, śukraśodhaka, Rajośodhaka, Mūtravirecanīya, Mūtraśodhaka
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* M£ūtravirecanīya Kaṣāya Cūrṇa, Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the warm temperate zone through to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Brackish to fresh marshes and pools}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-69</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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*[https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/typha.australis Typha australis Schum on plants.jstor.org] 
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*[http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Typhadomingensis_page.htm Typha australis Schum on flowersinisrael.com]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Typhaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, 28 August 2020

Gundrāḥ consists of rhizome with root of Typha australis Schum. And Thonn. Syn. T. angustata Bory and Chaub. It is a hardy perennial, monoecious plant, often growing gregariously in fresh water and marshy places, commonly found throughout India, upto 1730 m.

Uses

Alzheimer's disease, Nose bleeds, Haematuria, Uterine bleeding, Dysmenorrhoea, Postpartum abdominal pain, Gastralgia, Scrofula.

Parts Used

Rizomes, Young shoots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Flavonoids (Quercetin, isorhamnetin-3-0-rutinoside); sterols (β-sitosterol, lanosterol, cholesterol).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Pater, Gondpater
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu Jammugaddi, Enugajamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Guṇṭaḥ, Guṇṭhaḥ
English Lesser Indian Reed-mace


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura, Kaṣāya

Guna

Guru

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Pittasaṃśamana, Vātahara, Stanyaśodhaka, Stanyajanana, śukraśodhaka, Rajośodhaka, Mūtravirecanīya, Mūtraśodhaka

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

  • M£ūtravirecanīya Kaṣāya Cūrṇa, Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Division.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the warm temperate zone through to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Brackish to fresh marshes and pools.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-69
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation detail"]

External Links