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'''Corchorus aestuans''' is an annual plant with erect, sparingly branched stems, growing about 40cm tall. The plant yields a fibre and edible leaves. It is harvested from the wild for local use and is sometimes also cultivated as a fibre plant in tropical W Africa, sometimes also in SE Asia.
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'''Corchorus aestuans''' is an annual plant with erect, sparingly branched stems, it grows about 40cm tall. The plant yields a fibre and edible leaves. It is harvested from the wild for local use and is sometimes also cultivated as a fibre plant in tropical W Africa, sometimes also in SE Asia.
 
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 141
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/East%20Indian%20Mallow.html Corchorus aestuans on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229281 Corchorus aestuans on indiabiodiversity.org]
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 4 May 2021

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Corchorus aestuans is an annual plant with erect, sparingly branched stems, it grows about 40cm tall. The plant yields a fibre and edible leaves. It is harvested from the wild for local use and is sometimes also cultivated as a fibre plant in tropical W Africa, sometimes also in SE Asia.

Uses

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Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

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 - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Ovate 1.3-7.6cm Accute serrate

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Yellow 1-3 in clusters, Very shortly stalked, Very small {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Hexagonal Cylindric

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

Originally native to the Americas, the plant has spread throughout the tropics and has become an invasive weed in some areas.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassy savannah, Fallow land, Sandy riverbeds, Small alluvial depressions, On heavy alluvial soils.

Photo Gallery

  • Chunchu Gida (Kannada- ಚುಮ್ಚು ಗಿಡ) (3031780225).jpg
  • Chunchuh (Sanskrit- चुञ्चु) (1250259565).jpg
  • Corchorus aestuans (1251101178).jpg
  • Corchorus aestuans (1367405578).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ↑ [Chemistry]
  3. ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 141
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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