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'''Sitaba'' is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It has edible, medicinal and miscellaneous uses. All parts of this plant are poisonous in large quantities. It should not be used at all by pregnant women since it can induce abortions. The sap contains furanocoumarins, sensitizing the skin to light and causing blistering or dermatitis in sensitive people.
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'''Sitaba''' is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It has edible, medicinal and miscellaneous uses. All parts of this plant are poisonous in large quantities. It should not be used at all by pregnant women since it can induce abortions. The sap contains furanocoumarins, sensitizing the skin to light and causing blistering or dermatitis in sensitive people.
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Improves digestion strength}}, {{Uses|Amenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|Giddiness}}
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{{Uses|Improves digestion strength}}, {{Uses|Amenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|Giddiness}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=haavu nanjina gida, naagadaali, sudabu|ml=aruta, somarayam|sa=guchhapatra, sadapaha, pitapushpa, vishapaha, sarpadanshta|ta=arooda, aruta, enneymuriyillai|te=arudu, sadapa, sadapaka, sadapaku|hi=pismarum, sadab, satap|en=Common Rue}}
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{{Common names|kn=Haavu nanjina gida, Naagadaali|ml=Aruta, Somarayam|sa=Guchhapatra, Sadapaha|ta=Arooda, Aruta|te=Arudu, Sadapa|hi=Pismarum, Sadab|en=Common Rue}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnate|alternate|Leaves strong smelling, alternate, pyramidal or oblong, 3-8 cm long; leaflets subsessile, obovate or elliptic, entire or obscurely crenate at margin, obtuse at apex.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Pinnate|Alternate|Leaves strong smelling, alternate, pyramidal or oblong, 3-8 cm long; leaflets subsessile, obovate or elliptic, entire or obscurely crenate at margin, obtuse at apex.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Inflorescences dichasial|Yellow|8-10| 6-12 cm across; bracts leafy, lanceolate, narrow at base, entire or crenate, acuminate, 5-7.5 x 2-2.5 mm; pedicels ca 8-10 mm long, glabrous. Flowers 8-10 mm across. Sepals 4, ovate, entire or crenate, ca 4 x 2 mm, green. Petals 4, spatulate, fimbriate, hooded at apex, ca 6 x 4 mm, yellow. Stamens 8 or 10; filaments linear, 5.5-7 mm long, glabrous; anthers ovoid and dorsifixed. Disc 8-10 lobed, ca 1 x 4 mm. Ovary subglobose; carpels 4 or 5, free to middle; ovules 2 or 3 in each locule, collateral; style ca 3.5 mm long; stigma capitate, lobed. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Inflorescences dichasial|Yellow|8-10|6-12 cm across; bracts leafy, lanceolate, narrow at base, entire or crenate, acuminate, 5-7.5 x 2-2.5 mm; pedicels ca 8-10 mm long, glabrous. Flowers 8-10 mm across.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|6-8 mm across|Capsules 4 or 5 lobed, 1 or 2 seeded|| seeds ca 2 mm long, angled, pitted and brown.}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|6-8 mm across|Capsules 4 or 5 lobed, 1 or 2 seeded||Seeds ca 2 mm long, angled, pitted and brown.}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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</gallery>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/23/common-rue-ruta-graveolens-uses-research/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/23/common-rue-ruta-graveolens-uses-research/ Uses]</ref>
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ruta+graveolens]  
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* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ruta+graveolens Ruta graveolens on the ferns.info]  
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/23/common-rue-ruta-graveolens-uses-research/]
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* [https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/23/common-rue-ruta-graveolens-uses-research/ Ruta graveolens on easyayurveda.com]
  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Rutaceae]]
 
[[Category:Rutaceae]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 24 July 2020

Sitaba, Ruta graveolens

Sitaba is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It has edible, medicinal and miscellaneous uses. All parts of this plant are poisonous in large quantities. It should not be used at all by pregnant women since it can induce abortions. The sap contains furanocoumarins, sensitizing the skin to light and causing blistering or dermatitis in sensitive people.

Uses

Improves digestion strength, Amenorrhoea, Worm infestation, Giddiness.[1]

Parts Used

Leaf

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Haavu nanjina gida, Naagadaali
Hindi Pismarum, Sadab
Malayalam Aruta, Somarayam
Tamil Arooda, Aruta
Telugu Arudu, Sadapa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Guchhapatra, Sadapaha
English Common Rue

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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

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Teekshna (Strong)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

{{Habit|Shrub}

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate Alternate Leaves strong smelling, alternate, pyramidal or oblong, 3-8 cm long; leaflets subsessile, obovate or elliptic, entire or obscurely crenate at margin, obtuse at apex.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Inflorescences dichasial Yellow 8-10 6-12 cm across; bracts leafy, lanceolate, narrow at base, entire or crenate, acuminate, 5-7.5 x 2-2.5 mm; pedicels ca 8-10 mm long, glabrous. Flowers 8-10 mm across.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 6-8 mm across Capsules 4 or 5 lobed, 1 or 2 seeded Seeds ca 2 mm long, angled, pitted and brown. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links