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'''Latakasturi''' (Abelmosk, ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow,<ref name="musk" />  musk okra, musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra) is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.  
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'''Latakasturi''' is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides. Flowers contain flavonoids, myricetin, its glucoside and cannabistrin and petals contain myricetin and its glucoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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== Characteristics ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-5 palmately lobed with serrated margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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The seeds have a sweet, flowery, heavy fragrance similar to that of musk (hence its specific epithet moschātus, scientific Latin for ‘musk’).
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|bisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|8-12|Flowers regular, bisexual, involucral bracts 8-12, hibiscus-like, usually watermelon pink but sometimes white or cream - always with a dark center, very prolific and are borne between October and April in some places, depending on the timing of the wet season}}
  
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Despite its tropical origin, the plant is frost-hardy.
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|hirsute|6-8 cm long|Fruit a hirsute capsule, 6-8 cm long, ovoid-cylindrical|With hooked hairs|}}
  
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== Uses of the plant ==
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===Other features===
  
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*Musk mallow seed oil was once frequently used as a substitute in perfumes for animal musk
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*Different parts of the plant have uses in Ayurveda herbal medicine.
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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*In industry the root mucilage provides sizing for paper; tobacco is sometimes flavoured with the flowers.
 
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*The leaves and roots are helpful in treating gonorrhea and venereal diseases.<ref name="treating" />
 
  
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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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==Common name==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
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* '''English''' - Musk Mallow
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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* '''Hindi''' - Kasturi bhendi
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{{Commonly seen|Trophical}}, {{Commonly seen|Temperate}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist soil}}.
  
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== References ==
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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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<ref name="musk">[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?623 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy"]</ref>
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<ref name="treating">[http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/abelmoschus-moschatus.htm "himalaya herb finder"]</ref>
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</references>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/abelmoschus-moschatus.php "medicinal plants"]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Abelmoschus_moschatus.PDF "botonical plants"]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelmoschus_moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Abelmoschus+moschatus "practical palnts"]</ref>
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*[http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/abelmoschus-moschatus.htm Ambrette Plant, Musk Mallow]
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*[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Abelmoschus+moschatus Abelmoschus moschatus]
 
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/viewFile/1340/752]
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* [http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/abelmoschus-moschatus.htm]
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* [https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?623]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1999.9701181]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Latakasturi, Abelmoschus moschatus

Latakasturi is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides. Flowers contain flavonoids, myricetin, its glucoside and cannabistrin and petals contain myricetin and its glucoside.[2]

Common names

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


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-5 palmately lobed with serrated margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
bisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 8-12 Flowers regular, bisexual, involucral bracts 8-12, hibiscus-like, usually watermelon pink but sometimes white or cream - always with a dark center, very prolific and are borne between October and April in some places, depending on the timing of the wet season

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
hirsute 6-8 cm long Fruit a hirsute capsule, 6-8 cm long, ovoid-cylindrical With hooked hairs {{{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 a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position[[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical, Temperate, Moist soil.

Photo Gallery

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

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ "medicinal plants"
  3. ↑ "botonical plants"
  4. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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