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'''Ophiorrhiza mungos''' is an erect, herbaceous, evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows 10 - 50cm tall, but can reach 100cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ophiorrhiza+mungos 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==
 
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Snake%20Root.html Ophiorrhiza mungos on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263980 Ophiorrhiza mungos on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [https://www.easyayurveda.com/2019/06/10/sarpakshi-ophiorrhiza-mungos/ Ophiorrhiza mungos on easyayurveda.com]
 
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Revision as of 12:04, 10 June 2020

Ophiorrhiza mungos 05.JPG

Ophiorrhiza mungos is an erect, herbaceous, evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows 10 - 50cm tall, but can reach 100cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Cancer, Snakebites.[1]

Parts Used

Whole plants.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bili garuda paathaala
Hindi Sarhati
Malayalam Avlipori
Tamil Kirippuntu
Telugu Sarpaakshi chettu
Marathi Mungusavela
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Sarpakshi
English Indian Snake Root


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

Evergreen perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Secondary forest, Primary forest, In moist localities.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

External Links