Ayapana triplinervis - Vishalyakarni

vishalyakarni, Eupatorium triplinerve

Eupatorium triplinerve is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine. The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity.

Uses

Piles, Poisoning, Skin diseases, Nausea, Vomiting, Colitis, Chronic fevers, Enlarged abdomen, Jaundice

Parts Used

Leaves, Stem

Chemical Composition

The coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Ayapan, Ayaparna
Malayalam	Aiyappana, Mrithasanjeevani
Tamil	Ayappani
Telugu	Gurivinda or Guriginja
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Vishalyakarni, Ayaparnah
English	Ayapana tea

Properties

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

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta

Habit

Sub shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
opposite	smooth	opposite, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate and 5 to 8 centimeters long

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	6 to 13 millimeters	pink	bearing about 20 pink flowers	Pappus is about 3 millimeters long

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Fruit are achenes	Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled		seeds upto 5	Fruiting throughout the year	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Secondary forest, Moist locations

External Links

• Eupatorium triplinerve on planet ayueveda
• Ayapana (Eupatorium triplinerve) Herb Information and Medicinal Uses
• EUPATORIUM TRIPLINERVE-charecteristics
• triplinervis on useful trophical plants