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Latest revision as of 12:54, 25 June 2020

Myrsine africana

Myrsine africana is also called Cape myrtle. It is a species of shrub in the family Primulaceae. It is indigenous to Macaronesia, Africa and South Asia. It typically has dense, dark-green to red foliage and produces tiny bright purple berries.

Uses

Dropsy, Colic.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Lead (0.291 mg Kg-1), cadmium (0.780 mg Kg-1), chromium (0.172 mg Kg-1) and cobalt was found maximum in root parts whereas iron (414.0 mg Kg-1), zinc (68.33 mg Kg-1) and copper (60.33 mg Kg-1) was recorded in leaves.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Bandraru oleander, Banwa
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vidanga
English Cape Myrtle, African


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Long Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Round in outline The fine-toothed leaves are at first deep red, but on maturity become glossy and dark green.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Small Cream white turns to red Separate shrubs produce either male or female flowers, with the female plants producing purple berries. The hardy plant is long-lived.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the drier tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,800 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical zones.

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References

External Links