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'''Rhynchosia minima''' is a slender, trailing or twining plant with numerous stems 30 - 150cm or more long and up to 20mm in diameter, growing from a woody root-stock. Reports vary as to whether the plant is an annual or perennial. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of food. It has potential for use as a herbicide. The population of Rhynchosia minima is believed to be stable and no real threats are known at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013).
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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plant contains essential oils, tannins, triterpene steroids, gallic acid, hydroquinone, protocatechuic acid, flavonoid, isovitexin, orientin, schaftoside, vicenin, vitexin, a steroidal glycoside, ergosterol peroxide, stigmasterol and lupeol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Burn-Mouth Vine|gu=|hi=Kulata|kn=Bettadavare|ks=|ml=|mr=Dhakta ranghevada|pa=|ta=Kali-y-an-tuvarai|te=Gaddi-chikkudu}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
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Requires a well-drained soil. Somewhat tolerant of saline soils.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Dambo and pan margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Woody bushland}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320599546_Allelopathic_Activity_and_Chemical_Composition_of_Rhynchosia_minima_L_DC_Essential_Oil_from_Egypt Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Burn-Mouth%20Vine.html Common names]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rhynchosia+minima Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/rhynchosia-minima.html Rhynchosia minima on naturalmedicinefacts.info]
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/rhynchosia/rhynchosia-minima Rhynchosia minima on efloraofindia]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 31 July 2020

Rhynchosia minima habit.jpg

Rhynchosia minima is a slender, trailing or twining plant with numerous stems 30 - 150cm or more long and up to 20mm in diameter, growing from a woody root-stock. Reports vary as to whether the plant is an annual or perennial. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of food. It has potential for use as a herbicide. The population of Rhynchosia minima is believed to be stable and no real threats are known at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013).

Uses

Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Haemorrhoids.[1]

Parts Used

Roots, Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

plant contains essential oils, tannins, triterpene steroids, gallic acid, hydroquinone, protocatechuic acid, flavonoid, isovitexin, orientin, schaftoside, vicenin, vitexin, a steroidal glycoside, ergosterol peroxide, stigmasterol and lupeol.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bettadavare
Hindi Kulata
Malayalam
Tamil Kali-y-an-tuvarai
Telugu Gaddi-chikkudu
Marathi Dhakta ranghevada
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Burn-Mouth Vine

[3]

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

Requires a well-drained soil. Somewhat tolerant of saline soils.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland, Dambo and pan margins, Woody bushland.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

External Links