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Polygonum plebeium

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Polygonum plebeium is a much-branched, prostrate annual plant with stems 4 - 45cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contais Alkaloids, Glycosides, Flavonoids, Volatile oils, tannins, resins, coumarins, and lignans, have also been isolated from Polygoneae species etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ Kempu nela akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Siranige soppu
Hindi Chimati saag, Lal buti
Malayalam Peraraththa
Tamil
Telugu Chimati kura
Marathi Gulabi godhadi
Gujarathi Jhinko okharad
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Sarpakshi, Sarpalochana
English Common knotweed, Small knotweed

[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

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

How to plant/cultivate

When growing in dry places the leaves are said to develop a bitter flavour.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

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

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