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Callicarpa - Gandhaphala

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[[File:Callicarpa-bodinieri-flowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Callicarpa'', ''Gandhaphala'']]
'''Gandhaphala''' (beautyberry) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia (where the majority of the species occur), Australia, Madagascar, southeast North America and South America. It is also known as '''Callicarpa, Gandha Priyangu, Priyangu<ref name="common names"/> and many more. ==Uses=={{Uses|Sudorific}}, {{Uses|wound}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|gum bleeding}}, {{Uses|therapeutic smoking}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flower bud}}, {{Parts Used|seed}}.
== Description Chemical Composition== The temperate species are deciduousalpha-amyrin(I), the tropical species evergreen. The leaves are simple2beta, opposite3beta, and 5–25 cm long. The flowers are in clusters19alpha-trihydroxy-12-en-28-ursolic acid (II), white to pinkish. The fruit is a berryoleanolic aicd (III), 2–5 mm diameter and pink to redalpha-purple with a highly distinctive metallic lustreamyrin-3-0-beta-D-glucopyranoside (IV), are very conspicuous in clusters on the bare branches after the leaves fall. The berries last well into the winter or dry season and are an important survival food for birds and other animalsursolic acid (V), though they will not eat them until other sources are depleted. The berries are highly astringent but are made into wine and jelly. Callicarpa species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaricus and Endoclita undulifer.betulinic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
*American beautyberry has been used as a folk remedy to prevent mosquito bites==Habit==*The use of callicarpenal has been patented by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service as a mosquito repellent.<ref name="uses"/>{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Deciduous|Leaf Arrangement is Opposite and Leaf Complexity is Simple, Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Ovate}}<ref name=="Leaf"/>
* '''English''' ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2- Fenugreek* '''Hindi''' 4cm long||Stamens exserted|Flowers Season is June - MethiAugust}}
== References =Fruit==={{Fruit|Drupe|3-6 ft|Fruit colour is Purple, sometimes white.clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||many}}
===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[httphttps://parisaramahitiwww.ncbi.karnlm.nicnih.ingov/medicinal_plants_newpubmed/med%20plants/p28.html 21049609"Callicarpa-Parisaramahintincbi resource"]</ref> <ref name="usesLeaf">[https://agresearchmagwww.arswildflower.usdaorg/plants/result.govphp?id_plant=caam2 "plant database"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http:/2006/febwww.missouribotanicalgarden.org/mosquito PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j590 "Learning from our elders: Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compoundmissori botonical garden"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.amerinursery.com/growing/colorful-callicarpa/]*[https://enwww.wikipediagardenia.orgnet/wikiplant/Callicarpa Callicarpa-WikipediaAmericana-American-Beautyberry]* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/03/plant-of-the-week-beautyberry-callicarpa]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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