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Balanophora fungosa is a fleshy, leafless herb that is total parasitic on the roots or rhizomes of various host species. A perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock, it grows up to 15cm tall. The roots of at least one form of this plant are harvested locally for their wax, which is used for lighting purposes.

Uses

Wound, Piles^[1]

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Markata Pippali, Gaja Pippali
Hindi	Gaja Pippali
Malayalam
Tamil	Ati Tippali
Telugu	Veerchedi
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Gaja Pippali, Markata Pippali
English

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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

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
			Flowering from September to January	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
					Fruiting from September to January

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

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Evergreen rainforests.

Photo Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
↑ [Chemistry]
↑ [Morphology]
↑ [Cultivation]

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[Karnataka_Medicinal_Plants-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru

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 '''Balanophora fungosa''' is a fleshy, leafless herb that is total parasitic on the roots or rhizomes of various host species. A perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock, it grows up to 15cm tall.
 The roots of at least one form of this plant are harvested locally for their wax, which is used for lighting purposes.