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==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 8 September 2020
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Alambusha is an herbaceous plant with pinnate leaves which are sensitive to touch. Yellow flowers are borne on stalks. It can be found in moist shady places.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Urinary calculi, Wounds, Abscesses, Asthma.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains two biflavones, Cupressuflavone and amentoflavone, three flavonoids, luteolin 7-methyl ether, isoorientin and 3′-methoxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Dodda horamuchhaka, Dodda horamuni |
| Hindi | Lakhshana |
| Malayalam | Mukkutti |
| Tamil | Tintanali |
| Telugu | Attapatti, Atti pathri, Chumi, Jala puspa |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Alambusa, Jalapushpa, Panktipatra |
| English | Little Tree Plant, Sensitive plant |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Karma
Kapha, Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Alternate | Leaves 1.5-8 cm long; petioles to 2 cm long. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | 6-8 mm across | Yellow and red | 10 | Sepals 5, lanceolate, to 5 mm long, glandular-pubescent, 5-nerved. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | 6-8 cm long | Capsules glandular-pubescent along septa; seeds 2(-4) in each locule, concentrically 9-ridged. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Plants
Flower
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary calculi
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abscesses
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Oxalidaceae
