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Teucrium scordium

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Teucrium scordium is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Inflammatory diseases, Tuberculosis.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

Teucrium scordium in full bloom constitutes 98.8% of total oil composition. The main components of oil were α-pinene, β-pinene, linalool, carvacrol, β-caryophyllene, germacrene D, farnesene-cis-b and valenene.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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
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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

Seeds, Division in early spring, Cuttings of half ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any moderately good soil. See notes on the plants habitat for more ideas on its needs.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Banks of rivers, Ditches on calcareous soils.

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References

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

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