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Elephantopus scaber
Elephantopus scaber is an erect, perennial herb growing up to 80 cm tall. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often gathered from the wild. The leaves are also sometimes eaten locally.
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
Asthma, Coughs, Pulmonary diseases, Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Oedema, Urethral discharges, Venereal diseases, Skin diseases, Eczema[1].
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Elephantopus scaber contains the following compounds Deoxyelephantopin (DET) and Isodeoxyelephantopin (isoDET) can be isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of ES leaves (10). Several compounds that have also been isolated from ES, such as deoxyelephantopin, 11,13, dihydrodeoxy- GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Hakkarike |
| Hindi | Samdudri |
| Malayalam | Anayatiyan |
| Tamil | Anashovadi |
| Telugu | Enugabira |
| Marathi | Hastipata |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Gojivha |
| English | Elephant Foot |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from September to November |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from September to November |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Occurs in grasslands, Wasteland, Roadsides, Along fields, Forest borders.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.153, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Journal paper published by GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical sciences Utilization of Elephantopus scaber as traditional medicine and its bioactivity
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coughs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pulmonary diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dyspepsia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Oedema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urethral discharges
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Venereal diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eczema
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root 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 Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- 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 Occurs in grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Wasteland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Roadsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Along fields
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest borders
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