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Bryophyllum is a plant genus of the Crassulaceae family. There are about forty species in the group. It is native to South Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. The group is notable for vegetatively growing small plantlets on the fringes of the leaves.

Uses

Cough, Asthma, Cold with candy sugar, Dysentery, Blood pressure, Cardiac problem, Fever, Diarrhea, Constipation^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Bufadienolide compounds isolated from Bryophyllum pinnatum include bryophillin A which showed strong anti-tumor promoting activity in vitro, and bersaldegenin-3-acetate and bryophillin C which were less active. Bryophillin C also showed insecticidal properties.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Gandukalinga
Hindi	Jakh me hayat
Malayalam	NA
Tamil	Malaikkalli, Runakkalli
Telugu	NA
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Parn beej, Raktakusum
English	Life plant, Cathedral Bells

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent), Amla (sour)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial succulent herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple or pinnate	Elliptic	They are fleshy, oppositely arranged, with a crenate margin, flattened, and the number of leaflets present varies from one near the base of the stems to three or five. Venation obscure.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bell-shaped	up to 7 cm long	Yellowish-green or pale green	8	Flowers are arranged in branched clusters at the tips of the stems

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Papery and membranous	15 mm long	With four slender compartments (i.e. carpels). They generally remain enclosed within the old flower parts and contain numerous minute, slender, brownish-coloured seeds			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Cuttings, Plantlets

How to plant/cultivate

Very easily propagated from the planlets that grow on the leaf margins. ^[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Weed in banks, Hummocks, Waste grounds, Wet regions

Photo Gallery

Buds
Flowers
Whole herb
Leaves

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Bryophyllum pinnatum uses and pics

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-2] Cultivation

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