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'''Lippia alba''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.  
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'''Lippia alba''' is a species of Flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.  
  
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== Description ==  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|heart problems}}, {{Uses|soothe tachycardia}}, {{Uses|cure fevers}}, {{Uses|stomach pain}}, {{Uses|cleanse the bladder}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. Common names include bushy matgrass,<ref name="int"/> bushy lippia, hierba negra,<ref name="int2"/> and pitiona. It is a multi-branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Leaves measure 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) in length and 0.9 to 2 cm (0.35 to 0.79 in) in width and are opposite or in threes. Flowers with white, pink, or light blue-purple corollas form on spikes 2 cm (0.79 in) long.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains an essential oil composed principally of dihydrocarvone. Other compounds include limonene, pinene, linalol, and camphor.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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*Bushy lippia is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers.<ref name="int2"/>
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==Habit==
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*The leaves are used for flavoring foods, such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico
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{{Habit|Aromatic shrub}}
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*The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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* '''Kannada''' - ಕರಿಅರಿಶಿನ
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
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== References ==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
  
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===Other features===
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<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?22367 "Taxon: Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson"]</ref>
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<ref name="int2">[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/lippiaalba.htm  "Bushy Lippia, White-flowered Lippia, Hierba Negra, Hierba del Negro, Hierba Buena, Alfombirlla, Cidrilla, Oregano de Burro, Salva do Brasil, Salva Colorado, Te de Castilla, Toronjil de Espana Mirto, Juan slama, Salvia, Sonora, Mastranto, Te del Pais, Te de Maceta, Te del Pan Lippia alba (L. geminata)"]</ref>
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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<ref name="uses">"Lippia alba Prontoalivio, Erva cidreira, juanilama, Melissa". United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. January 2005.</ref>
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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</references>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a position in full sun in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|tropical}}, {{Commonly seen|subtropical America}}, {{Commonly seen|Argentina to southern N. America}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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== External Links ==
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==References==
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippia_alba Lippia alba-Wikipedia]
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lippia+alba "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bushy%20Lippia.html]
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* [https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjmp.2012.334.340]
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* [http://thinkinglaymen.org.in/plant_details.php?id=531]
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* [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/lippia-alba.html]
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* [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-05722016000100191]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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Lippia alba, bushy matgrass

Lippia alba is a species of Flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Uses

heart problems, soothe tachycardia, cure fevers, stomach pain, cleanse the bladder, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains an essential oil composed principally of dihydrocarvone. Other compounds include limonene, pinene, linalol, and camphor.

Common names

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


Habit

Aromatic shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a position in full sun in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

tropical, subtropical America, Argentina to southern N. America.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "traditional medicine"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "practical palnts"

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External Links

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