Difference between revisions of "Desmodium gangeticum - Shaalaparni, Murelehonne"

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Shaalaparni

Abrus precatorius is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions. It had been widely introduced by humans and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.

Uses

Blisters in mouths, Mouth sores, Bleeding piles.

Parts Used

Seeds, Stem, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains Flavonoids, Genistein, Hydroxygenistein, Prenyl, Trimethoxy, Methylenedioxy and Flavone^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Murelehonne, Muruluboane
Hindi	Chirpat, Chuppa, Salpalnu
Malayalam	Orila, Pullati
Tamil	Pulladi, Pullati, Sirupulladi
Telugu	Getanaramu, Gitanaram
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Shalaparni, Shalidala, Shaliparni
English

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
unifoliate	ovate to ovatelanceolate	Membranous, and mottled with grey patches

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Inflorescence	2-4cm long	Purple, lilac to white in colour	Flowering and occur twice a year	Inflorescence is elongated, lax, terminal or axillary raceme

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Pod		Moniliform (beaded), six to eight jointed		Seeds upto 5	Flowering and fruiting occur twice a year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

^[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The crop can be raised easily through seeds, which germinate without any pretreatment. Seeds are collected during July–August and October– November. The collected seeds retain their viability for three years under normal storage conditions. ^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Caribbean Islands, Subtropical area, Pinelands, Hammocks.

Photo Gallery

White flower
Leaves
Flowers
Pods
Leaves
Illustration
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical composition

[Leaf-2] Morphology

[Ayurvedic_preparations-3] Ayurvedic preparations

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] Cultivation detail

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+'''Abrus precatorius''' is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions. It had been widely introduced by humans and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.
-'''Abrus precatorius''' is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively tropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Blisters in mouths}}, {{Uses|Mouth sores}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}.
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 ===Flower===
-{{Flower|Inflorescence|2-4cm long|purple, lilac to white in colour|Flowering and occur twice a year|Inflorescence is elongated, lax, terminal or axillary raceme}}
+{{Flower|Inflorescence|2-4cm long|Purple, lilac to white in colour|Flowering and occur twice a year|Inflorescence is elongated, lax, terminal or axillary raceme}}
 ===Fruit===
-{{Fruit|pod||moniliform (beaded), six to eight jointed||seeds upto 5|Flowering and fruiting occur twice a year}}
+{{Fruit|Pod||Moniliform (beaded), six to eight jointed||Seeds upto 5|Flowering and fruiting occur twice a year}}
 ===Other features===