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'''Urena lobata''' is a fast-growing, spreading, branched shrub that can reach a height of 4 - 5 metres. It is often treated as an annual, however, when it will reach a height of 0.5 - 2.5 metres and, if grown closely together, will not branch much.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Bowel complaints}}, {{Uses|Especially colic}}, {{Uses|Stomach-ache}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Fractures}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains alkaloids, cardiac glycoside, tannins, terpenoid and saponin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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==Identification==
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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The plant has spread widely as a weed throughout the wet to semi-arid tropics and into the subtropics. It is sometimes cultivated as an annual in cooler climates.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Fallow fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Plantations}}, {{Commonly seen|Secondary growth}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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Arya-Urena lobata-jayana-2019-01.jpg
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Bunga senduduk 2.jpg
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Caesar Weed - Urena lobata, Bird Rookery Swamp, Collier County, Florida.jpg
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Caesarweed (Urena lobata) (8038461990).jpg
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Jungli Kapashi (Marathi- जंगलीकापशी) (4105572998).jpg
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR/article-abstract/6CDD13533823 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/u/urena-lobata "Common names"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/u/urena-lobata "Common names"]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Urena+lobata Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/urena_lobata.htm Urena lobata on lucidcentral.org]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231425 Urena lobata on indiabiodiversity.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 12:34, 31 August 2020

Urena lobata is a fast-growing, spreading, branched shrub that can reach a height of 4 - 5 metres. It is often treated as an annual, however, when it will reach a height of 0.5 - 2.5 metres and, if grown closely together, will not branch much.

Uses

Bowel complaints, Especially colic, Stomach-ache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Headache, Fractures, Wounds, Snake bites.[1]

Parts Used

Young leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains alkaloids, cardiac glycoside, tannins, terpenoid and saponin.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬೆಂಡೆ Dodda bende, ಕಾಡು ತುತ್ತಿ Kaadu thutthi
Hindi Bachita, Lapetua
Malayalam Oorppanam, Uram
Tamil Ottu-t-tutti
Telugu Nalla benda, Padanikaada
Marathi Ran tupkuda, Vanbhendi
Gujarathi Vagadau bhindo
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Atibala, Bala
English Aramina, Bur mallow

[3]

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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The plant has spread widely as a weed throughout the wet to semi-arid tropics and into the subtropics. It is sometimes cultivated as an annual in cooler climates.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Waste places, Fallow fields, Plantations, Secondary growth.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. "Common names"
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation details

External Links