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Cryptolepis buchanani
Cryptolepis buchanani is much branched, Large climbing shrub. Purplish red when young peeling off in papery flakes and It will become brown when old.
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
Appetitis, Fever, Skin diseases, Leprosy, Rickets.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Medhagulihambu |
| Hindi | Karanta |
| Malayalam | Kattupalvalli |
| Tamil | Paalkodi |
| Telugu | Adavipaalatige |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Krishna sariva |
| English | Indian Sarsaparilla |
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
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Elliptic, Oblong or oblong – Lanceolate | Acute or Acuminate | Leaves are 7.5 – 12.5 cm X 3.8 – 6.3 cm in size, green above and whitish beneath |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenish yellow or Yellow white | Flowering season is December to May |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follicle | 2.5-10 cm long | Seeds are 0.5 cm long in size, ovate-oblong, compressed and black in colour | Fruiting season is December to May |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The crop prefers well-drained sandy-loam acidic soils with abundant organic matter (4.5 to 6.0).[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 146
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Appetitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rickets
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- 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
- Herbs with common name in English
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