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'''Virginia creeper''' is a species of flowering plant in the grape family Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
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'''Virginia creeper''' is a species of flowering plant in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Poison ivy rash}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}.
 
{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Poison ivy rash}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Parthenoc issin N, trihydroxy-benzoic acid, resveratrol, oxyresveratrol, picear annol, Scripusin A, Scripusin B, parthenocissins A,cyphostemmine <ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Parthenoc issin N, trihydroxy-benzoic acid, resveratrol, oxyresveratrol, picear annol, Scripusin A, Scripusin B, parthenocissins A,cyphostemmine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Climber}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|palmate|Leaves are alternate, palmately compound with 5 leaflets, occasionally 4, rarely 3 or 7, the middle leaflet largest, up to 6 inches long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Palmate|Leaves are alternate, palmately compound with 5 leaflets, occasionally 4, rarely 3 or 7, the middle leaflet largest, up to 6 inches long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|¼ inch|greenish yellow|5|Flowers are about ¼ inch across, greenish yellow with 5 (occasionally 6) oblong-elliptic petals that are boat-shaped at the tip}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|¼ inch|Greenish yellow|5|Flowers are about ¼ inch across, greenish yellow with 5 (occasionally 6) oblong-elliptic petals that are boat-shaped at the tip}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|round|7–10 mm|Fruit is a round, blue-black berry about 1/3 inch in diameter, containing 2 or 3 seeds, maturing in late summer||many}}
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{{Fruit|Round|7–10 mm|Fruit is a round, blue-black berry about 1/3 inch in diameter, containing 2 or 3 seeds, maturing in late summer||Many}}
  
 
===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==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Landscape Uses:Arbor, Woodland garden. Requires a well-drained moisture retentive fertile soil[200]. Succeeds in most soils, preferring full sun but tolerating semi-shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Landscape Uses:Arbor, Woodland garden. Requires a well-drained moisture retentive fertile soil[200]. Succeeds in most soils, preferring full sun but tolerating semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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Image:Parthenocissus quinquefolia 2.jpg|var. ''engelmannii''
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.dissertationtopic.net/doc/467358 "Chemical Constituents"]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 29 June 2020

Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper is a species of flowering plant in the grape family Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.

Uses

Swellings, Poison ivy rash, Jaundice, Gonorrhoea, Diarrhoea, Fevers, Pimples, Diarrhea.

Parts Used

Fruits, Roots, Bark, Twigs.

Chemical Composition

Parthenoc issin N, trihydroxy-benzoic acid, resveratrol, oxyresveratrol, picear annol, Scripusin A, Scripusin B, parthenocissins A,cyphostemmine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Virginia Creeper, Five-leaved ivy


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

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Palmate Leaves are alternate, palmately compound with 5 leaflets, occasionally 4, rarely 3 or 7, the middle leaflet largest, up to 6 inches long

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual ¼ inch Greenish yellow 5 Flowers are about ¼ inch across, greenish yellow with 5 (occasionally 6) oblong-elliptic petals that are boat-shaped at the tip

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Round 7–10 mm Fruit is a round, blue-black berry about 1/3 inch in diameter, containing 2 or 3 seeds, maturing in late summer Many {{{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

Landscape Uses:Arbor, Woodland garden. Requires a well-drained moisture retentive fertile soil[200]. Succeeds in most soils, preferring full sun but tolerating semi-shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wood land, Rocky banks, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Wilder Wein Beeren.JPG
  • Jonathan h4.jpg
  • Parthenoscissus quiquefolia01.jpg
  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia fructis.jpg
  • Boston ivy.JPG

  • var. engelmannii

  • var. engelmannii

  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia.jpg

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Chemical Constituents
  2. ↑ Plant decription
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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