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Blepharis edulis
Blepharis edulis is an erect to prostrate, annual to perennial plant. It grows up to 50cm tall. This is an exceedingly variable species and plants in dry places. It is sometimes gathered from the wild for its edible seed.
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 Season to grow
- 13 Required Ecosystem/Climate
- 14 Kind of soil needed
- 15 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 16 Photo Gallery
- 17 References
- 18 External Links
Uses
Fevers, Urinary discharges, Leucoderma, Stop nasal haemorrhage, Asthma, Cough, Inflammation of throat, Mental derangements.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
White crystalline body soluble in water, amylic and ethylic alcohol which is insoluble in ether and petrolium ether.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Uttanjan, Sunishannaka |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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
Blepharis edulis is wild species not cultivated species. Propagation by various methods, such as rooting of stem cutting, seed propagation, micropagation.[3]
Season to grow
Required Ecosystem/Climate
Dry Acacia-Commiphora bushland, Acacia bushland and grassland, semidesert scrub, lava outcrops, hardpans, often on alkaline or saline soils; 150–1450 m.[5]
Kind of soil needed
Commonly seen growing in areas
Sandy places, Calcareous soils.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Chemical constutuents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External Links
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary discharges
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucoderma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stop nasal haemorrhage
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation of throat
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Mental derangements
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sandy places
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Calcareous soils
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
