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'''Brihatapushpi''', Crotalaria verrucosa is an erect or spreading, much-branched, annual, sub-woody plant growing 50 - 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure and is a potential ornamental.  
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'''Crotalaria verrucosa''' is an erect or spreading, much-branched plant. It  grows upto 50 - 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure and is a potential ornamental.  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Throat disorders}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}, {{Uses|Cardiac disorders}}, {{Uses|Oral disorders}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}} {{Uses|BLood disorders}}
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{{Uses|Throat disorders}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}, {{Uses|Cardiac disorders}}, {{Uses|Oral disorders}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}} {{Uses|Blood disorders}}
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Taraxerol, beta-sitosterol and linoleic, palmitic, stearic, lauric, oleic, linolenic, arachidic, myristic and ricinoleic acids have been isolated from fixed oil of the stem. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=gijate, giji-giji gida, gijibeeji|ml=kilukiluppa, pee-tandale-cotti|sa=brihatapushpi, dhavani, shanapuspi|ta=amparanemi, amparanemicceti, avaratimatu|te=alla galli gheetsa, alla gili giccha, ghalegherinta, gilagoranta|hi=banshana, jhanjhania|en=}}
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{{Common names|kn=Gijate, Gijigiji gida, Gijibeeji|ml=Kilukiluppa, Pee-tandale-cotti|sa=Brihatapushpi, Dhavani, Shanapuspi|ta=Amparanemi, Amparanemicceti, Avaratimatu|te=Alla galli gheetsa, Alla gili giccha, Ghalegherinta, Gilagoranta|hi=Banshana, Jhanjhania|en=}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves 2.5-7 x 2.5-4.5 cm, ovate-rhomboid or ovate-deltoid, base acute, apex obtuse or acute, appressed-pubescent on both surfaces; petiole 2-3 mm long; stipules foliaceous, 5-10 mm long, ovate to falcate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves 2.5-7 x 2.5-4.5 cm, ovate-rhomboid or ovate-deltoid, base acute, apex obtuse or acute.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal or leaf opposed racemes|Violet-Blue||Flowers up to 1.5 cm long; pedicels 3-5 mm long; bracts lanceolate. Calyx 0.7-1 cm long, pubescent, with deltoid, acute lobes longer than the tube. Corolla blue or white; standard c. 1.2 cm long, broadly ovate; wings obovate; keels oblong. Staminal sheath to 6 mm long; filaments c. 5 mm long. Ovary stipitate, appressed pubescent; style geniculate.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal or leaf opposed racemes|Violet-Blue||Flowers up to 1.5 cm long; pedicels 3-5 mm long; bracts lanceolate.}}
  
 
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{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-3.5 x 0.8-1 cm||oblong-cylindrical, inflated, 10-16-seeded|Seeds 3-4.5 x 3-4 mm, obliquely cordiform, yellowish to brownish.}}
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{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-3.5 x 0.8-1 cm||Oblong-cylindrical, inflated, 10-16-seeded|Seeds 3-4.5 x 3-4 mm, obliquely cordiform, yellowish to brownish.}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/07/shanapushpi-crotalaria-verrucosa/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/07/shanapushpi-crotalaria-verrucosa/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229374 Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 144</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crotalaria+verrucosa Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Crotalaria+verrucosa Cultivation details]</ref>
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==External Links==
 
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* [https://www.indianmedicinalplants.info/herbs/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/47-2012-03-14-06-46-21/561--crotalaria-verrucosa- Crotalaria verrucosa on indian medicinal plants.info]  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 4 May 2021

Brihatapushpi, Crotalaria verrucosa

Crotalaria verrucosa is an erect or spreading, much-branched plant. It grows upto 50 - 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure and is a potential ornamental.

Uses

Throat disorders, Laryngitis, Cardiac disorders, Oral disorders, Indigestion, Fever Blood disorders [1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaf

Chemical Composition

Taraxerol, beta-sitosterol and linoleic, palmitic, stearic, lauric, oleic, linolenic, arachidic, myristic and ricinoleic acids have been isolated from fixed oil of the stem. [2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Gijate, Gijigiji gida, Gijibeeji
Hindi Banshana, Jhanjhania
Malayalam Kilukiluppa, Pee-tandale-cotti
Tamil Amparanemi, Amparanemicceti, Avaratimatu
Telugu Alla galli gheetsa, Alla gili giccha, Ghalegherinta, Gilagoranta
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Brihatapushpi, Dhavani, Shanapuspi
English

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves 2.5-7 x 2.5-4.5 cm, ovate-rhomboid or ovate-deltoid, base acute, apex obtuse or acute.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal or leaf opposed racemes Violet-Blue Flowers up to 1.5 cm long; pedicels 3-5 mm long; bracts lanceolate.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A Pod 2.5-3.5 x 0.8-1 cm Oblong-cylindrical, inflated, 10-16-seeded Seeds 3-4.5 x 3-4 mm, obliquely cordiform, yellowish to brownish. {{{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

Seed - sow in situ. Pre-soaking the seed for 12 hours in warm water can help to reduce germination time. [5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaf and pods

  • Flowers

  • Pods

  • Flowers

  • Stem

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 144
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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