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'''Balanophora fungosa''' is a fleshy, leafless herb that is total parasitic on the roots or rhizomes of various host species. A perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock, it grows up to 15cm tall.
 
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The roots of at least one form of this plant are harvested locally for their wax, which is used for lighting purposes.
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:39, 1 March 2022

Balanophora fungosa is a fleshy, leafless herb that is total parasitic on the roots or rhizomes of various host species. A perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock, it grows up to 15cm tall. The roots of at least one form of this plant are harvested locally for their wax, which is used for lighting purposes.

Uses

Wound, Piles[1]

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Markata Pippali, Gaja Pippali
Hindi Gaja Pippali
Malayalam
Tamil Ati Tippali
Telugu Veerchedi
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Gaja Pippali, Markata Pippali
English

[1]

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from September to January {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from September to January

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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Evergreen rainforests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  2. ["chemistry"]
  3. ["morphology"]
  4. [ "Cultivation"]

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