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| − | [[Agnitundi Vati]], [[Ajamodaarka]], [[Ashtakshaari Gutika]], [[Narayana Churnam]], [[Panchatikta Guggulu Gritham]], [[Phalasarpi Grith]], [[Madhusnuhi Rasayanam]], [[Mushtarishta]], [[Mustakaarishta]], [[Yavanyadi churnam]], [[Lodrasava]], [[ | + | [[Agnitundi Vati]], [[Ajamodaarka]], [[Ashtakshaari Gutika]], [[Narayana Churnam]], [[Panchatikta Guggulu Gritham]], [[Phalasarpi Grith]], [[Madhusnuhi Rasayanam]], [[Mushtarishta]], [[Mustakaarishta]], [[Yavanyadi churnam]], [[Lodrasava]], [[Lohaasava]], [[Vaishchanara churnam]], [[Astachurnam]], [[Karpooradi Tailam]], [[Kasturyadi Gutika]], [[Krimi mudgara rasa]], [[Changeri Gritha]], [[Jirakaadyarishta]], [[Trayodashaanga Guggulu]], [[Dadimashtaka churnam]], [[Saraswata churnam]], [[Sarivadyasava]], [[Sukumara Gritha]], [[Sukumaara rasayanam]], [[Sudarshana Churnam]] |
==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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Alambusha is an herbaceous plant with pinnate leaves which are sensitive to touch. Yellow flowers are borne on stalks. It can be found in moist shady places.
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 Season to grow
- 13 Required Ecosystem/Climate
- 14 Kind of soil needed
- 15 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 16 Photo Gallery
- 17 References
- 18 External Links
Uses
Urinary calculi, Wounds, Abscesses, Asthma, Stomach pain, Piles, Daibetes.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains two biflavones, Cupressuflavone and amentoflavone, three flavonoids, luteolin 7-methyl ether, isoorientin and 3′-methoxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside.[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Dodda horamuchhaka, Dodda horamuni |
| Hindi | Lakhshana |
| Malayalam | Mukkutti |
| Tamil | Tintanali |
| Telugu | Attapatti, Atti pathri, Chumi, Jala puspa |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Alambusa, Jalapushpa, Panktipatra |
| English | Little Tree Plant, Sensitive plant |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Karma
Kapha, Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Alternate | Leaves 1.5-8 cm long; petioles to 2 cm long. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | 6-8 mm across | Yellow and red | 10 | Sepals 5, lanceolate, to 5 mm long, glandular-pubescent, 5-nerved. Flowering from September to December |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | 6-8 cm long | Capsules glandular-pubescent along septa; seeds 2(-4) in each locule, concentrically 9-ridged | Fruiting from September to December |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Agnitundi Vati, Ajamodaarka, Ashtakshaari Gutika, Narayana Churnam, Panchatikta Guggulu Gritham, Phalasarpi Grith, Madhusnuhi Rasayanam, Mushtarishta, Mustakaarishta, Yavanyadi churnam, Lodrasava, Lohaasava, Vaishchanara churnam, Astachurnam, Karpooradi Tailam, Kasturyadi Gutika, Krimi mudgara rasa, Changeri Gritha, Jirakaadyarishta, Trayodashaanga Guggulu, Dadimashtaka churnam, Saraswata churnam, Sarivadyasava, Sukumara Gritha, Sukumaara rasayanam, Sudarshana Churnam
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The plant flowers and fruits all year round.[6]
Season to grow
Required Ecosystem/Climate
Kind of soil needed
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Plants
Flower
References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1299, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botanic description
- ↑ How to plant/cultivate
- ↑ Test
- ↑ Test
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary calculi
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abscesses
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Daibetes
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Oxalidaceae
