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Wikstroemia indica - Indian stringbush

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'''Wikstroemia indica''' (L.) C. A. Mey., also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes in central and southeastern China, Vietnam, India and the Philippines.<ref name="int"/>
== Uses =={{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|pain killer}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. As a traditional Chinese ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb, this plant has long been employed as an antipyretic, detoxicant, expectorant, vermifuge, and abortifacient in clinical practice in China}}.
==Common Chemical Composition==A new lignan – wikstromol along with arctigenin, matairesinol and pinoresinol have been isolated from this plant. Plant also contains wikstrosin and daphnoretin<ref name=="chemical composition"/>
* '''English''' - Indian stringbush==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Mature Foliage Texture is Smooth}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|2-4cm long|Green, Yellow / Golden|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and Flower Symmetry is Radial}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|-}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Wikstroemia is normally propagated by seed, but vegetative propagation by stem cuttings is also possible. Ripe fruits are collected, macerated, and the seeds are separated from the pulp by hand, rinsed and then dried. Dried seeds can be stored temporarily or planted directly<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[http://www.eflorasmpbd.info/plants/wikstroemia-indica.php "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.orggov.sg/Special-Pages/florataxonplant-detail.aspx?flora_idid=2&taxon_id5239 "plant morphology"]</ref> <ref name=242414627 "Wikstroemia indica How to plant/cultivate">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Wikstroemia_Endl._(LinnaeusPROSEA) C. A. Meyer". Flora of China.planting"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209.2011.596207 Chemical compositions extracted from Wikstroemia indica and their multiple activities]*[httpshttp://enkeys.wikipediatrin.org.au/wikikey-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Wikstroemia_indica .htm Wikstroemia indica on keys trin.org.au ]* [http://www.hear.org/gcw/species/wikstroemia_indica/ Wikstroemia indicaon hear.org about the plants]
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