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Medicago sativa - Ashvabala
Medicago sativa is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.In ancient India.
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 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Relieve water retention, Arthritis, Ulcers, Purifying the blood, Food digestion, Assimilation, Kidney problems.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Tender shoots of alfalfa are reported to contain per 100 g 52 calories, 82.7% moisture, 6 g protein, 0.4 g fat, 9.5 g total carbohydrate, 3.1 g fiber, 1.4 g ash, 12 mg Ca, 51 mg P, 5.4 mg Fe, 3410 IU Vit A, 0.13 mg thiamine, 0.14 mg riboflavin, 0.5 mg niacin, and 162 mg ascorbic acid[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | lusarne soppu, vilaayiti hullu |
| Hindi | lusan ghas |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | kutirai macal |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | ashvabala |
| English | Alfalfa, bastard medic |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| simple | dentate | The leaflets are 5-20 mm long and dentate (toothed) at the apex and sometimes at the base |
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pale lavender | 2-4cm long | violet | 6-12 mm long | The flowers are papilionaceous, typical of species |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loose spiral | A curved or loose spiral seed pod is present | seeds are yellow to brow.n in colour | 10 to 20 seed | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
For cultivation of alfalfa, land should be well-plowed. Farm manure could be applied six weeks before planting, with additional manurings as top dressing after every third cutting. Crop is propagated by seed. As seeds have hard coat, they should be scarified or soaked in water before sowing.
Commonly seen growing in areas
western Himalayas, open woodland, moisty soil area.
Photo Gallery
Medicago sativa
M. sativa
M. sativa
Flowers
Yellow flowers
Light violet flowers
M. sativa var. sativa, mature fruits
Seeds (actual size ≈2mm)
Lucerne field
Bee on alfalfa flower
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Relieve water retention
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Purifying the blood
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Food digestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Assimilation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney problems
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Seed used in medicine
- Herbs with Oil used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Stem cutting
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of western Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of open woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of moisty soil area
- Herbs
