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Plantago amplexicaulis
Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
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
Intestinal complaints, Dysentery, Irritated membranes, Intermittent fevers, Pulmonary affections, Ophthalmia.[1]
Parts Used
[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.
Chemical Composition
Major aroma constituents of ribwort leaves were groups of fatty acids 28.0–52.1 % (the most abundant palmitic acid 15.3–32.0 %), oxidated monoterpenes 4.3–13.2 % (linalool 2.7–3.5 %), aldehydes and ketones 6.9–10.0 % (pentyl vinyl ketone 2.0–3.4 %) and alcohols 3.8–9.2 % (1-octen-3-ol 2.4–8.2 %).[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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
Succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in a sunny position.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Dry places in South Spain, South Italy.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal complaints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Irritated membranes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intermittent fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pulmonary affections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ophthalmia
- Herbs with used in medicine
- Herbs with stem used in medicine
- Herbs with leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry places in South Spain
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of South Italy
- Herbs
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