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'''Pavetta Pavetta''' is an erect, nearly smooth or somewhat hairy shrub 2 to 4 meters or more in height.
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'''Pavetta''' is an erect, nearly smooth or somewhat hairy shrub 2 to 4 meters or more in height.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|visceral obstructions}}, {{Uses|intestinal disorders}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|toothache}}, {{Uses|urinary diseases}}
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{{Uses|Visceral obstructions}}, {{Uses|Intestinal disorders}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Urinary diseases}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
It indicated presence of 24 compounds. The major constituents of oil were β-pinene (25.45%), β-eudesmol (7.06%) and tricyclene (5.74%).
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It indicated presence of 24 compounds. The major constituents of oil were β-pinene (25.45%), β-eudesmol (7.06%) and tricyclene (5.74%).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
<ref name="chemical composition"/>
 
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Pavati|ml=Mallikamutti|sa=Kakachdi|ta=Kattukkaranai, Karanai |te= Papidi|hi=Kankara, Kathachampa|en= Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub}}
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{{Common names|kn=Pavati|ml=Mallikamutti|sa=Kakachdi|ta=Kattukkaranai, Karanai |te= Papidi|hi=Kankara, Kathachampa|en=Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple| elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate|6-15 cm long, and pointed at both ends.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate|6-15 cm long, and pointed at both ends.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|flower-tube is slender and about 1.5 cm long|cream white||borne in considerable numbers in hairy terminal panicles which are 6-10 cm long. The sepals are very small, and toothed with obtuse petals about half the length of the tube.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Flower-tube is slender and about 1.5 cm long|Cream white||Borne in considerable numbers in hairy terminal panicles which are 6-10 cm long.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Rounded|6 mm in diameter|black|}}
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Rounded|6 mm in diameter|Black|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Grows best in a sunny position, preferring a humus-rich, well-drained soil.
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Grows best in a sunny position, preferring a humus-rich, well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Pavetta.html Pavetta indica]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Pavetta.html Pavetta indica on flowersofindia.net]
  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]
 
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 14:43, 29 June 2020

Pavetta indica

Pavetta is an erect, nearly smooth or somewhat hairy shrub 2 to 4 meters or more in height.

Uses

Visceral obstructions, Intestinal disorders, Dysentery, Jaundice, Headache, Toothache, Urinary diseases

Parts Used

Flower, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It indicated presence of 24 compounds. The major constituents of oil were β-pinene (25.45%), β-eudesmol (7.06%) and tricyclene (5.74%).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Pavati
Hindi Kankara, Kathachampa
Malayalam Mallikamutti
Tamil Kattukkaranai, Karanai
Telugu Papidi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kakachdi
English Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub


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

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate 6-15 cm long, and pointed at both ends.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Flower-tube is slender and about 1.5 cm long Cream white Borne in considerable numbers in hairy terminal panicles which are 6-10 cm long.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Rounded 6 mm in diameter Black {{{6}}}

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

Grows best in a sunny position, preferring a humus-rich, well-drained soil.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links