Difference between revisions of "Pimpinella anisum - Shatapushpa"

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Dill, Shatapushpa , Sabbasige soppu

Pimpinella anisum is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum. It is mainly used in digestive disorders. Fresh and dried dill leaves are widely used as herbs in Europe and central Asia.

Uses

Asthma, Whooping couch, Coughs, Pectoral affections, Indigestion, Colic, Nausea, Infestations of lice, Scabies

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

The main constituents of he oil obtained from dried fruits were trans-a nethole (93.9%) and estragole (2.4%). The olfactorially valuable constituents that were found with concentration higher than 0.06% were (E)-methyeugenol, α-cuparene, α-himachalene, β-bisabolene, p-anisaldehyde and cis-anethole^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Choti saunf, Patli saunf
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Sweet cumin, Aniseed

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Heteromorphic	Petioles 2–5 cm; blade reniform or broad-ovate, 1–3 × 1.2–2.8 cm, puberulent along veins, margin serrate

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5-10	Bracteoles 1 or 2 or absent, linear, 2–3 mm; umbellules 5–10 mm across, ca. 10-flowered

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Oblong-ovoid	3–5 × 2–2.5 mm	Vittae 2–4 in each furrow, 4–8 on commissure	Densely appressed setose-hairy	Many	{{{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

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a fairly rich warm well-drained light soil in a sunny position^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "Morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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