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'''Salacia chinensis''' is usually a climbing plant, though is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more tree-like. It can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall with a stem up to 16cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. | '''Salacia chinensis''' is usually a climbing plant, though is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more tree-like. It can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall with a stem up to 16cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 31 July 2020
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Salacia chinensis is usually a climbing plant, though is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more tree-like. It can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall with a stem up to 16cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
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
Amenorrhoea, Diabetes, Itching skin, Itchingskin, Joint problems, Asthma, Losing weight.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The roots contains the phytoconstituents like alkaloides, glycosides, polyphenols, flavanoides, coumarins, proteins, carbohydrates, gums and mucilage, fixed oil and volatile oil.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಏಕನಾಯಕ Ekanayaka |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | Cherukoranti, Ekanayakam |
| Tamil | Cuntan, Karukkuvai |
| Telugu | Nerani |
| Marathi | Saptarangi |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Chinese salacia, Holly-leaved berried spindle tree |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Forests along sea-shores, Sandy river banks, Lowland primary forest.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Amenorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Itching skin
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Itchingskin
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Joint problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Losing weight
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forests along sea-shores
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sandy river banks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland primary forest
- Herbs
