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Thespesia lampas

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{{stub}}[[File:Thespesia lampas (1462155353).jpg|thumb|right|Thespesia lampas]]'''Thespesia lampas''' is an erect, slightly branched, evergreen shrub growing to 2 - 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre and dyes. It is sometimes cultivated in Africa.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Gonorrhea}}, {{Uses|Syphilis}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Hyperacidity}}, {{Uses|Epistaxis}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Sun stroke}}, {{Uses|Carbincles}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Steroids, starch, alkaloid, flavonoids and proteins. Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed presence of glycosides, phenolic compounds, tannins, steroids, saponins, flavonoids, carbohydrates and proteins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Vanakarpasah|en=Ban Kapas, Common Mallow|gu=Jungli bhindo|hi=Jangli bhindi|kn=ತುರುವೆ Turuve, ಅಡವಿಬೆಂಡೆ Adavi bende|ks=|ml=Katthurparathi|mr=|pa=|ta=Kattupparutti|te=Adavi benda}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Open places}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23569930/#:~:text=Behavior%20characteristics%20of%20the%20stem,%2C%20flavonoids%2C%20carbohydrates%20and%20proteins. Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="ChemistryLeaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="LeafCommon names">["Morphology"http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ban%20Kapas.html Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Thespesia+lampas Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/malvaceae/thespesia/thespesia-lampas Thespesia lampas on sites.google.com]* [ https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Thespesia_lampas_(PROSEA) Thespesia lampas on plantnet-project.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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