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Hybanthus enneaspermus
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Hybanthus enneaspermus is a plant commonly found during the rainy season in dry regions with gravel and stones in the Deccan plateu of India. It can grow upto 60cm tall.[1]
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
Diarrhea, Urinary tract infections, Inflammation, Wound healing, Asthma.[2]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The phytocompounds present in H. enneaspermus have been extensively investigated. The chief chemical constituents include alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, phenols, dipeptide, isoarborinol, sitosterol, sugars and tannins.
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Charaata, Purusharatna |
| Hindi | Ratanpurus |
| Malayalam | Nelam-parenda, Orilattamara |
| Tamil | Oorithal thamarai, Orilaittamarai |
| Telugu | Nelakobbari, Purusharathnam |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Purusharatna, Padmacarini, Charati |
| English | Spade flower |
Properties
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Leaves subsessile, 0.6-3 x 0.3-1 cm, linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, margins distantly crenate, crenations scabrous hairy, apex acute, hirsute; stipules 1-2 mm long, linear-lanceolate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary, solitary | Pink-Purple | 5 | Pedicel 0.6-1.5 cm long, slender. Sepals 5, subequal, 2-3 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Petals 5, pinkish, unequal; lower one 0.8-1.5 cm long, suborbicular, clawed, other 4 smaller, 3-5 mm long, elliptic or triangular-oblong. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A capsule | 5 - 8 mm long | Seeds many, ovoid | Seeds many, ovoid | {{{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
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Flower and capsule
Flowers
Flowers
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References
- ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:225
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botonic description
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External Links
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary tract infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound healing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Herbs with Barks used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers 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
- Habit - Herb
- 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 Tropical area
- Herbs
- Violaceae
