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Oxyria digyna
Oxyria digyna is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The structures of three new compounds isolated, from the whole plants of Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill have been elucidated to be oxyriaflavonol (1), 5, 7, 3'-trihydroxy-4-methoxyflavanone-7-O-(2"-O-beta -D-glucopyranosyl)-alpha -L-rhamnopyranoside.[2]
Common names
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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
Seeds, Division in the spring.
How to plant/cultivate
Prefers a moist well-drained rocky soil in a sunny position or partial shade.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Damp rocky places on mountains, Especially by streams, On enriched soils below bird roosts.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scurvy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division in the spring
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Damp rocky places on mountains
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Especially by streams
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of On enriched soils below bird roosts
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