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'''Caralluma Fimbriata''' is a small shrub with basally trailing. It will grow upto 30 - 60cm tall. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter.
 
'''Caralluma Fimbriata''' is a small shrub with basally trailing. It will grow upto 30 - 60cm tall. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter.
  

Latest revision as of 21:29, 24 July 2023

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Caralluma Fimbriata is a small shrub with basally trailing. It will grow upto 30 - 60cm tall. The stem bases are up to 2cm in diameter.

The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. A popular traditional medicine it is also cultivated in many localities. Several patents have been issued on the preparation of the plant extract and the use of the pregnane glycosides in the treatment of obesity-related problems.

Uses

Ear infections, Wounds, Children's coughs, Cardiac problems, Vomiting, [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Epilepsy[|Epilepsy[]][[Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Epilepsy[]].

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Maakada singi, Mangana kodu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Caralluma


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
Ovate Sub-acute Rhomboid or slightly cordate at base

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Borne in racemes Blue Velvet hairy. Flowering season is August-December {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Bitter Matured fruits change colour to orange. Fruiting season is August-December

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of lowland areas in the drier tropics where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It tolerates high temperatures and an annual rainfall as low as 400mm.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Gravelly soils, Rocky hills.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 350
  3. [Cultivation]

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