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'''Tragia involucrata''' is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few in lower part of inflorescence and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds. This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Bronchits}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Baldness}}.
  
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Duhsparsha is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong-lanceolate or ovate, toothed, base heart-shaped or rounded, tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
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Medicinal uses: [Warning: Unverified information] Roots are useful in pruritic skin eruptions, veneral diseases, diabetes, guinea worms. Leaves are supposed to be good for cephalagia.  
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common name==
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Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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* '''English''' - climbing nettle
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==Common names==
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* '''Kannada''' - ತುರಿಕೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ
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{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
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* '''Hindi''' - पीत पर्णी
 
  
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==External Link==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragia_involucrata wikipedia]
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===Rasa===
  
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===Guna===
  
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===Veerya===
  
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary spikes|Greenish yellow|3|2 cm long; male flowers above, female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Capsule|0.6 x 1cm||3-lobed, hispid|Seeds globose}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Aagya (Marathi- आग्या) (3977248218).jpg
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Barhanta (Hindi- बढन्त) (6225257497).jpg
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Bichuti (Bengali- বিছুটি) (5089184494).jpg
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Climbing Nettle (6225254731).jpg
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Duhsparsha (Sanskrit- दुःस्पर्ष) (3977242156).jpg
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Dumuni chorat (in Assamese) (5360458796).jpg
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Kallaavi (Marathi- कळलावी) (6225771616).jpg
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Kanchori (Tamil- காஞ்சொறி) (3977240600).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php Chemical Constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412214/ Journal for African medicinal plants]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336427/ Some Pharmacognostical Characteristics of Tragia Involucrata Linn. Roots]
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* [http://www.asia-medicinalplants.info/tragia-involucrata-l/ Tragia involucrata on asia-medicinalplants]
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* [http://www.keralaayurvedics.com/herbs-plants/choriyanam-tragia-involucrata-ayurvedic-medicinal-herbs.html Tragia involucrata on keralaayurvedics]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:10, 25 August 2020

Duhsparsha, Tragia involucrata

Tragia involucrata is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few in lower part of inflorescence and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds. This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.

Uses

Fever, Itching, Bronchits, Skin Diseases, Baldness.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Turike Balli
Hindi Barhanta
Malayalam Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva
Tamil Kanchori
Telugu Telukondicettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrischikali
English stinging nettle

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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

Annual herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Axillary spikes Greenish yellow 3 2 cm long; male flowers above, female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 0.6 x 1cm 3-lobed, hispid Seeds globose {{{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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Aagya (Marathi- आग्या) (3977248218).jpg
  • Barhanta (Hindi- बढन्त) (6225257497).jpg
  • Bichuti (Bengali- বিছুটি) (5089184494).jpg
  • Climbing Nettle (6225254731).jpg
  • Duhsparsha (Sanskrit- दुःस्पर्ष) (3977242156).jpg
  • Dumuni chorat (in Assamese) (5360458796).jpg
  • Kallaavi (Marathi- कळलावी) (6225771616).jpg
  • Kanchori (Tamil- காஞ்சொறி) (3977240600).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical Constituents
  2. ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ [Cultivation]

External Links

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