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'''Tridax procumbens''' is a herbaceous perennial plant with creeping stems up to 75cm long that become erect at their ends. The stems produce new roots at the leaf nodes. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
'''Tridax procumbens''' is a herbaceous perennial plant with creeping stems up to 75cm long that become erect at their ends. The stems produce new roots at the leaf nodes. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bronchial catarrh}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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{{Uses|Bronchial catarrh}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Kshudra sevantika, Jayanti veda|en=Coat buttons, Mexican daisy|gu=Ghaburi, Pardeshi bhangaro |hi=Kanphuli, Kumra|kn=ಅಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Attige soppu, ಗಬ್ಬು ಸಣ್ಣ ಶಾವಂತಿ Gabbu sanna shaavanthi|ks=|ml=Cheeravanakk, Kumminippachcha|mr=Bandukiche phul, Dagadi paala|pa=|ta=Kinarruppacan, Vettukkaya-p-puntu|te=Gaddi chamanthi}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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{{Common names|sa=Kshudra sevantika, Jayanti veda|en=Coat buttons, Mexican daisy|gu=Ghaburi, Pardeshi bhangaro |hi=Kanphuli, Kumra|kn=ಅಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Attige soppu, ಗಬ್ಬು ಸಣ್ಣ ಶಾವಂತಿ Gabbu sanna shaavanthi|ml=Cheeravanakk, Kumminippachcha|mr=Bandukiche phul, Dagadi paala|ta=Kinarruppacan, Vettukkaya-p-puntu|te=Gaddi chamanthi}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Flower===
 
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===Fruit===
 
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===Other features===
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tridax+procumbens Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tridax+procumbens Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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<ref name="Parts Used">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.44, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.</ref>
<ref name="Parts Used">Karnataka Medicinala plants, Vol-2, Page no-44 by Dr.M.R. Gurudeva</ref>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 3 April 2022

Tridax procumbens

Tridax procumbens is a herbaceous perennial plant with creeping stems up to 75cm long that become erect at their ends. The stems produce new roots at the leaf nodes. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Bronchial catarrh, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Diabetes, Haemorrhoids, Bleeding, Sores, Ulcers, Wound healing.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.[2]

Chemical Composition

It contains Thirty nine known alkaloids (mainly akuammidine, 68.756%), twenty three known flavonoids (mainly 17.593% kaempferol and 12.538% (−)-epicatechin) etc.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಅಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Attige soppu, ಗಬ್ಬು ಸಣ್ಣ ಶಾವಂತಿ Gabbu sanna shaavanthi
Hindi Kanphuli, Kumra
Malayalam Cheeravanakk, Kumminippachcha
Tamil Kinarruppacan, Vettukkaya-p-puntu
Telugu Gaddi chamanthi
Marathi Bandukiche phul, Dagadi paala
Gujarathi Ghaburi, Pardeshi bhangaro
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kshudra sevantika, Jayanti veda
English Coat buttons, Mexican daisy

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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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering throughout the year

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Division.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is particularly well-adapted to coarse-textured soils.[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry locations, Especially sandy, Rocky sites like roadsides, Waste places.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.44, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  3. Chemical constituents
  4. Common names
  5. [Morphology]
  6. Cultivation

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