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Agnimantha

Agnimantha or botanically Premna Integrifolia is an important ingredient of Dashmool Plants. Dashmool has two subcategories Brihat Panchamoola and Laghu Panchamoola. Agnimantha is included under Brihat Panchamoola. All these plants have anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Uses

Loss of appetite, Lymphadenitis, Piles, Hemorrhoids, Neuralgia, Obesity, Urticaria, Chyluria, Urinary trouble, Joint pain, Fever, Vata Disorders.

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Linalool, Linoleic acid, P-methoxy cinnamic acid, aphelandrine, Caryophellen, Clerodendrin-A, Canikarine, Iridoid glycoside, Luteolin[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Agathu, Arni, Ganiyaar, Agethu
Malayalam
Tamil Pachumullai, Taludalai
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Agnimantha, Vatghani, Shreeparn
English Headache Tree


Properties

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

Dravya

RASA-TIKTA, KATU, KASHAYA, MADHURA

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
ovate-oblong long-acuminate Base rounded, cordate or tapering, entire or irregularly dentate; blade 7-15 cm long; petiole 2.5 cm long.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
corymbose 2-4cm long greenish 4 or 5 sepals Flowers are arranged in terminal, trichotomous panicles, with rounded and nearly equal teeth and flowering in April and fruiting in May & June

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
globose drupe 3.5-4.5 mm in diameter seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Found in the wild on sandy soils and limestone.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Caribbean Islands.

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References

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