Difference between revisions of "Helichrysum petiolare - Silver bush"

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Helichrysum petiolare, silver-bush everlastingflower

Helichrysum petiolare is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa and introduced to Portugal and the United States of America.

Uses

Coughs, Fever, Wounds, Pains, Bronchitis, Chest infections, Cholesterol , Diabetes, Liver disease, Obesity.

Parts Used

Leaves, Stems.

Chemical Composition

Preliminary phytochemical screening of methanol extracts of stems yielded carbohydrates, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, with the absence of saponins and proteins^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam	Mashitandu chedi
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Toyakandha
English	Shiny Bush, Slate pencil plant

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		The aromatic leaves are arranged opposite one another and They are silvery grey and wooly-tomentose

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5	The flowers are many-petaled and yellow with creamy white bracts

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
achenes	4-8 cm	clearly grooved lengthwise	The fruits are achenes	many	{{{6}}}

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

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

If planning to grow Convolvulus outside from seed then they should be planted at a depth of 3 mm into a sunny part of the garden in the middle of spring^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "constituents"

[Leaf-2] "charecteristics"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "how to grow silverbush"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|pains}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|chest infections}}, {{Uses|cholesterol }}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|liver disease}}, {{Uses|obesity}}.
+{{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Pains}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Chest infections}}, {{Uses|Cholesterol }}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Liver disease}}, {{Uses|Obesity}}.
 ==Parts Used==