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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Shimla mirch|en=Capsicum, Sweet Pepper}} | {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Shimla mirch|en=Capsicum, Sweet Pepper}} | ||
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| + | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
| + | ===Dravya=== | ||
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| + | Katu | ||
| + | ===Guna=== | ||
| + | Laghu, Ruksha | ||
| + | ===Veerya=== | ||
| + | Ushna | ||
| + | ===Vipaka=== | ||
| + | Katu | ||
| + | ===Karma=== | ||
| + | Kapvata shamaka, Pitta vardhaka | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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Chilli is considered as one of the best spices used in Kitchen. Chillies are used in cooking, pickles and chutney. Red chillies are used as dried as well as powder both in vegetarian and no-vegetarian cooking. Due to its universal use, it is known as “the Queen of Spices”.
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
cold, fevers, asthma, digestive problems, Skin eruptions, sprains, unbroken chilblains, neuralgia, pleurisy
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Capsaicin, a red colouring matter, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Shimla mirch |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Capsicum, Sweet Pepper |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Veerya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Kapvata shamaka, Pitta vardhaka
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Elliptical to lanceolate, with smooth margins (entire) |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | around 1.5 cm | Yellow | 5 | The small flowers are borne singly or, rarely, in pairs in the axils |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berries pod | 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | Ripening to green, yellow, orange, red, or purple | But with no sutures—that vary considerably in size and shape | many | {{{6}}} |
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
How to plant/cultivate
Capsicums (Capsicum annuum) and chillies (Capsicum frutescens) are cultivated as annual vegetables while the edible parts are botanically fruit.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
landscape in vegetable gardens, landscape as cultivated, tender, herbaceous annual.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat digestive problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin eruptions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat sprains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat unbroken chilblains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat neuralgia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat pleurisy
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Stout herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of landscape in vegetable gardens
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of landscape as cultivated, tender, herbaceous annual
- Herbs
