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'''Gandhaphala''' (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America. It is also known as '''Callicarpa, Gandha Priyangu, Priyangu<ref name="common names"/> and many more.
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'''Gandhaphala''' (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America. It is also known as '''Callicarpa, Gandha Priyangu, Priyangu and many more.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Sudorific}}, {{Uses|wound}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|gum bleeding}}, {{Uses|therapeutic smoking}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flower bud}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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alpha-amyrin(I), 2beta, 3beta, 19alpha-trihydroxy-12-en-28-ursolic acid (II), oleanolic aicd (III), alpha-amyrin-3-0-beta-D-glucopyranoside (IV), ursolic acid (V), betulinic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The temperate species are deciduous, the tropical species evergreen. The leaves are simple, opposite, and 5–25 cm long. The flowers are in clusters, white to pinkish. The fruit is a berry, 2–5 mm diameter and pink to red-purple with a highly distinctive metallic lustre, are very conspicuous in clusters on the bare branches after the leaves fall. The berries last well into the winter or dry season and are an important survival food for birds and other animals, though they will not eat them until other sources are depleted. The berries are highly astringent but are made into wine and jelly. Callicarpa species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus and Endoclita undulifer.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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*American beautyberry has been used as a folk remedy to prevent mosquito bites
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==Habit==
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*The use of callicarpenal has been patented by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service as a mosquito repellent.<ref name="uses"/>
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
  
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==Common name==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Deciduous|Leaf Arrangement is Opposite and Leaf Complexity is Simple, Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Ovate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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* '''English''' - Fenugreek
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===Flower===
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* '''Hindi''' - Methi
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long||Stamens exserted|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
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== References ==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Drupe|3-6 ft|Fruit colour is  Purple, sometimes white.clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||many}}
  
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===Other features===
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<ref name="common names">[http://parisaramahiti.kar.nic.in/medicinal_plants_new/med%20plants/p28.html "Callicarpa-Parisaramahinti"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2006/feb/mosquito  "Learning from our elders: Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compound"]</ref>
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade<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|meadows}}, {{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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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21049609"ncbi resource"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=caam2 "plant database"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j590 "missori botonical garden"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.amerinursery.com/growing/colorful-callicarpa/]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callicarpa Callicarpa-Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Callicarpa-Americana-American-Beautyberry]
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* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/03/plant-of-the-week-beautyberry-callicarpa]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Callicarpa, Gandhaphala

Gandhaphala (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America. It is also known as Callicarpa, Gandha Priyangu, Priyangu and many more.

Uses

Sudorific, wound, ulcers, gum bleeding, therapeutic smoking.

Parts Used

Flower bud, seed.

Chemical Composition

alpha-amyrin(I), 2beta, 3beta, 19alpha-trihydroxy-12-en-28-ursolic acid (II), oleanolic aicd (III), alpha-amyrin-3-0-beta-D-glucopyranoside (IV), ursolic acid (V), betulinic acid[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Deciduous Leaf Arrangement is Opposite and Leaf Complexity is Simple, Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Ovate

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Stamens exserted Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Drupe 3-6 ft Fruit colour is Purple, sometimes white.clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "ncbi resource"
  2. ↑ "plant database"
  3. ↑ "missori botonical garden"

External Links

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