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'''Sansevieria''' is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants, native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. Common names include '''mother-in-law's tongue, devil's tongue, jinn's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant and snake tongue'''. It is often included in the genus Dracaena;<ref name="int"/> in the APG III classification system, both genera are placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also been placed in the former family Dracaenaceae.
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'''Sansevieria''' is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants. It is native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia and it's subfamily Nolinoideae. It has also been placed in the former family Dracaenaceae.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|boils}}, {{Uses|infected sores}}, {{Uses|cuts and grazes}}, {{Uses|fungal infections}}, {{Uses|scabies infections}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|traumatic injuries}}
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There is great variation within the genus, and species range from succulent desert plants such as Sansevieria pinguicula to thinner leafed tropical plants such as Sansevieria trifasciata. Plants often form dense clumps from a spreading rhizome or stolons.
 
  
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The leaves of Sansevieria are typically arranged in a rosette around the growing point, although some species are distichous. There is great variation in foliage form within the genus. All species can be divided into one of two basic categories based on their leaves: hard leaved and soft leaved species. Typically, hard leaved Sansevieria originate from arid climates, while the soft leaved species originate from tropical and subtropical regions. Hard leaved Sansevieria have a number of adaptations for surviving dry regions.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rhizomes}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}.
  
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The flowers are usually greenish-white, also rose, lilac-red, brownish, produced on a simple or branched raceme. The fruit is a red or orange berry. In nature, Sansevieria flowers are pollinated by moths, but both flowering and fruiting is erratic and few seeds are produced.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Phytochemical screening of water and ethanol extracts yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides terpenoids, tannins, proteins, and carbohydrates.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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Sansevieria can be propagated by seed, leaf cutting, and division. Seeds are rarely used, as plants can normally be grown much faster from cuttings or divisions. As many cultivars are periclinal chimeras they don't propagate true to type from leaf cuttings, and therefore must be propagated by rhizome division to retain the variegation.<ref name="des"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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*In Africa, the leaves are used for fiber production; in some species, e.g. Sansevieria ehrenbergii, the plant's sap has antiseptic qualities, and the leaves are used for bandages in traditional first aid.
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===Rasa===
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*Sansevieria use the crassulacean acid metabolism process, which absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen at night. This purportedly makes them suitable bedroom plants. However, since the leaves are potentially poisonous if ingested, Sansevieria is not usually recommended for children's bedrooms.
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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==Common name==
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''English''' - bow string hemp
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial plant}}
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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<references>
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{{Leaf|Simple|linear|The blades are transversely banded with contrasting green and whitish zones}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="int">[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Ruscaceae  Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Nolinoideae]</ref>
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<ref name="des">[http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/sansevie.htm "Sansevieria Production Guide"]</ref>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|5 mm long|greenish white|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|subglobose|7-9 × 5-8 mm|Fruits are subglobose to oblong-ellipsoid|bright orange|-}}
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===Other features===
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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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Sansevierias are succulent plants and so need a well-drained compost and moderate watering. In the summer months they can be watered frequently and appreciate this, as long as the soil does not remain water-logged, but in the cooler months they are best left dry. A minimum winter temperature of 10°C is recommended. Short periods of lower temperatures may however be tolerated as long as the plants are dry.<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">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Tigre.html "Constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/48196 "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.sansevieria-international.org/cultivation.htm "cultivation details"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816473/ Analgesic and Antipyretic Effects of Sansevieria Trifasciata Leaves]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria Sansevieria]
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* [https://plantcaretoday.com/snake-plant-sansevieria.html Sansevieria on plant care today.com]
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* [https://worldofsucculents.com/how-to-grow-and-care-for-sansevieria/ Sansevieria on world of succulents.org]
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* [https://www.houseplant411.com/houseplant/sansevieria-snake-plant-how-to-grow-plant-care-guide Sansevieria on house plants411]
  
 
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Revision as of 16:41, 5 June 2018

Muruva, Sansevieria, snake plant

Sansevieria is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants. It is native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia and it's subfamily Nolinoideae. It has also been placed in the former family Dracaenaceae.

Uses

Ringworm, boils, infected sores, cuts and grazes, fungal infections, scabies infections, cough, bronchitis, traumatic injuries

Parts Used

Rhizomes, leaves.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical screening of water and ethanol extracts yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides terpenoids, tannins, proteins, and carbohydrates.[1]

Common names

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

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple linear The blades are transversely banded with contrasting green and whitish zones

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 5 mm long greenish white 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
subglobose 7-9 × 5-8 mm Fruits are subglobose to oblong-ellipsoid bright orange - {{{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

Sansevierias are succulent plants and so need a well-drained compost and moderate watering. In the summer months they can be watered frequently and appreciate this, as long as the soil does not remain water-logged, but in the cooler months they are best left dry. A minimum winter temperature of 10°C is recommended. Short periods of lower temperatures may however be tolerated as long as the plants are dry.[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. ↑ "Constituents"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "cultivation details"

External Links

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