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Embelia Ribes

Embelia Ribes is a scandent shrub or climbing plant producing stems up to 20 metres long. It is widely distributed throughout India. In Ayurveda, it is considered widely beneficial in variety of diseases and is also used in homeopathy.

Uses

Stomachache, Apeworms, Snakebites, Flatulence, Skin eruptions, Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Skin eruptions, Flatulence, Colic, Gas problems.

Parts Used

Leaves, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Embelia ribes berries contain several chemical constituents like embelin, volatile oil, fixed oil, resin, tannin, christembine (alkaloid), phenolic acids like caffeic acid^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Amogha, Vayi-vulanga
Hindi	Baba-rang, Baberang
Malayalam	Tiriitticanni, Tiruvittikanni
Tamil
Telugu	Potosul, Vaividungalu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Vidanga , Krimighna
English	Embelia

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	coriaceous	Lancelate 6-14cm long and 2-4cm broad, alternating, acuminate entire, perfectly glabours and petiole 1.0 cm -0.8 cm margined

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	4-4 mm	white or yellow	5	smooth, succulent, in dry condition with wrinkles with loss of calyx

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
reddish seed		enclosed in a brittle pericarp, is covered by a thin membrane	With hooked hairs	the seed is seen covered with light spots	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Formulations

Punarnavaadi mandura

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant can be grown in variety of soils including light black cotton soil, sandy/rocky in different agro-climatic conditions in tropical regions up to 800-1500m altitude^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Central and lower Himalayas, Deccan Ghat, Western Ghats and South India.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Phytochemical Constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "soil and climate"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Apeworms}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Gas problems}}.
+{{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Apeworms}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Gas problems}}.
 ==Parts Used==