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Digera muricata is an annual herb growing up to 70 cm tall. Often gathered from the wild for local use as a food in some areas it is also cultivated and sold in local markets.

Uses

Indigestion, Urinary disorders.

Parts Used

Leaves, Young shoots, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಚೆಂಚಲಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Chenchalisoppu, ಗೊರಜೆಪಲ್ಲೆ Gorajepalle
Hindi Chanchali
Malayalam
Tamil Toyya kirai
Telugu Chenchalicettu
Marathi
Gujarathi Kanjaro
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English False Amaranth

[2]

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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately arranged 1-9cm long and 0.2-5cm broad Leaf stalks are long upto 5cm

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Borne on slender spike-like racemes {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Subglobuse Slightly compressed 2-2.5mm across

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 very adaptable plant, it occurs naturally in both tropical and subtropical regions, where it can be found in semi-arid through to quite moist areas.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Most common on disturbed, Waste ground, Savannah, Semi desert, Mud soils.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Common names
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 166
  4. [Cultivation]

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