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| + | '''Lens culinaris''' is a much-branched, erect, bushy, annual plant growing 30 - 80cm tall. | ||
| + | Lentil is one of the oldest pulse crops and is of ancient cultivation in western Asia, Egypt and southern Europe. It probably originated in western Asia, from where it eventually spread throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world and into the higher elevations in tropical areas. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Intestinal affections}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/> |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Young seedpods}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
| − | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - | + | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Puotency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepetics. |
===Dravya=== | ===Dravya=== | ||
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===Guna=== | ===Guna=== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Lentils can be cultivated from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a growing season of 4 months or more with a fairly dry period as the seed is ripening.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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| + | Mafate cattle dsc00644.jpg | ||
| + | Mafate Marla lentils dsc00647.jpg | ||
| + | Reife Linsenpflanzen.JPG | ||
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| − | <ref name="chemical composition">[ | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lens+culinaris Cultivation]</ref> |
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | <ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lens-culinaris Lens culinaris on sciencedirect.com] |
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Lens+culinaris Lens culinaris on pfaf.org] |
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
[[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | [[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 1 June 2020
Lens culinaris is a much-branched, erect, bushy, annual plant growing 30 - 80cm tall. Lentil is one of the oldest pulse crops and is of ancient cultivation in western Asia, Egypt and southern Europe. It probably originated in western Asia, from where it eventually spread throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world and into the higher elevations in tropical areas.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Constipation, Intestinal affections, Ulcers.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Puotency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepetics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Lentils can be cultivated from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a growing season of 4 months or more with a fairly dry period as the seed is ripening.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal affections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Young seedpods used in medicine
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
