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Latest revision as of 16:58, 13 August 2020

A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)

Astragalus hamosus is an erect to prostrate annual plant growing up to 55cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It has occasionally been cultivated as a novelty for its caterpillar-shaped seedpods.

Uses

Irritation of the mucous membranes, Nervous affections, Catarrh.

Parts Used

Young seedpods.

Chemical Composition

It contains Astragalus genus contained many compounds, these included : polysaccharides and triterpenoid saponins from the root: astragalans, astraglucans, astragalosides I – IV and trigonosides I-III.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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 dry well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and are best sown in situ.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Semidesert areas in foothills, Dry grassland, Low montane belt.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links