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'''Jīvakaḥ''' consists of dried and fresh pseudo-bulb of Malaxis acuminata D. Don syn. Microstylis wallichii Lindl.(Fam. Orchidaceae), a short stemmed terrestrial herb up to 25 cm in height, distributed throughout India on hills at an altitude of 2000 -3000 m.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Haematemesis}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Seminal weakness}}, {{Uses|Burning sensations}}, {{Uses|Dipsia}}, {{Uses|Emaciation}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|General debility}}, {{Uses|Haematemesis}}, {{Uses|}}.
==Parts Used==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|ParipinnateElliptic-lanceolate|OblongObtuse|Leaf Arrangementis AlternateLeaves are two Elliptic-spirallanceolate or ovate, Obtuse, unequal, Arising from the base of the stem and sessile}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|28-4cm 20 cm long|pinkyellowish-green|Sepals are broadly lanceolate and laterals recurved|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemesLanceolate with acute apex}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|6-8 mm long|broadly ovoid-oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|ribbed and of light yellow colour||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Land Preparation and Fertilizer Application: The field should be ploughed during October to make the soil well pulverized. A basal dose of 25 t/ha of farmyard manure should be applied at the time of land preparation.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-1486</ref><ref name="Leaf">[ http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/malaxis-muscifera-1"Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/malaxis-muscifera-1"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[http://senthuherbals.blogspot.com/2015/03/malaxis-acuminata-jivakam.html]*[https://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/434_pdf.pdf]*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jeevak.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
