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Chrozophora plicata

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Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. (29096098190).jpg

Chrozophora plicata is a monoecious, annual to short-lived perennial herb. It grows up to 50 cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Linga Menasu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Betha, Okharad


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
Dark publish brown 1.8-3cm Long, Grandular at base

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 5-6mm long Borne in few flowered axillary racemes {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Stallete wooly with silvary scales

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 123
  3. [Cultivation]

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