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[[File:Tragia involucrata 06.JPG|thumb|right|''Duhsparsha'', ''Tragia involucrata'']]
 
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Duhsparsha is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong-lanceolate or ovate, toothed, base heart-shaped or rounded, tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.
 
Duhsparsha is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong-lanceolate or ovate, toothed, base heart-shaped or rounded, tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.
  
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Medicinal uses: [Warning: Unverified information] Roots are useful in pruritic skin eruptions, veneral diseases, diabetes, guinea worms. Leaves are supposed to be good for cephalagia.
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==Uses==
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==Common name==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm|Ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides and  petiole to 2.5 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2 cm long|Yellow|3-5|Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|enlarged|ovate-lanceolate|Capsule c. 0.6 x 1 cm, 3-lobed, hispid|With hooked hairs|Seeds globose}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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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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Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.
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Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
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* '''English''' - climbing nettle
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==Photo Gallery==
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* '''Kannada''' - ತುರಿಕೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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* '''Hindi''' - पीत पर्णी
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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 Link==
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==References==
  
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragia_involucrata wikipedia]
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php "chemical plants"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 "india boidovesrity"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412214/]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336427/]
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* [http://www.asia-medicinalplants.info/tragia-involucrata-l/]
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* [http://www.keralaayurvedics.com/herbs-plants/choriyanam-tragia-involucrata-ayurvedic-medicinal-herbs.html]
 
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Duhsparsha, Tragia involucrata

Duhsparsha is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong-lanceolate or ovate, toothed, base heart-shaped or rounded, tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003)[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Turike Balli
Hindi Barhanta
Malayalam Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva
Tamil Kanchori
Telugu Telukondicettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrischikali
English stinging nettle


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm Ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides and petiole to 2.5 cm long

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2 cm long Yellow 3-5 Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
enlarged ovate-lanceolate Capsule c. 0.6 x 1 cm, 3-lobed, hispid With hooked hairs Seeds globose {{{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

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

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

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ "chemical plants"
  3. ↑ "india boidovesrity"
  4. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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