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Phyllodium pulchellum - Lodhrah
Phyllodium pulchellum is a leguminous shrub with trifoliate leaves. It is native to occurring throughout tropical and subtropical regions. The plant is widely distributed in Bangladesh, India, Srilanka, and Southern China.
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
Fever, Psychotic symptoms, Ulcers, Pockmarks, Rheumatic fevers, Toothache, Haemorrhages, Diarrhoea, Eye diseases.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Jenkotte, Jenukaddi |
| Hindi | Jatsalpan |
| Malayalam | kattumutira, katumudura |
| Tamil | Vellalothi |
| Telugu | Karra anthina, Konda antinta |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | lodhrah, lodrom |
| English |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trifoliate | Alternate | Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 2.5-11 x 2-5 cm, ovate, elliptic or ovate-oblong, petiole to 2 cm long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceme | Racemes terminal or axillary, 7-16cm long, composed og orbicular green bracts | Pale yellow | 10 | Flowering and fruiting is from September to February |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 4-6 x 3-4 mm | Follicle 2-angled, acute, straight to falcate to slightly twisted, spirally coiled after dehiscence | Seeds 6-15, 8-10 x 7-9 mm, indented on both sutures, sessile | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria.[3]
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Wastelands on hills, Roadsides, Sparse forests on mountain slopes
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Inflorescence
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Psychotic symptoms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pockmarks
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatic fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Haemorrhages
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eye diseases
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Wastelands on hills
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Roadsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sparse forests on mountain slopes
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Shrubs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Fabaceae
