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'''Potentilla nepalensis''' is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 23 July 2020

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Potentilla nepalensis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Burns, Inflammations, Wounds, Cancer, Infections due to bacteria, Fungi, Diarrhoea.[1]

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical constituents in the aerial and underground parts. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies are reviewed and discussed, focussing on antidiarrhoic.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Laljharhi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Nepal cinquefoil


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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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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

Seeds, Division in spring.

How to plant/cultivate

A very tolerant and easily grown plant, surviving considerable neglect. It grows best in a well-drained loam, preferring a position in full sun but tolerating shade. Prefers an alkaline soil but tolerates a slightly acid soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grazing grounds, Cultivated areas.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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