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Crotalaria juncea - Sanah
Crotalaria juncea is an erect, laxly branched annual plant. It grows upto 1 - 3 metres tall. The plant has been cultivated since prehistoric times, especially in India, for its fibre. It is widely grown in many areas of the tropics and subtropics, including Africa, Asia and Australasia, as a green manure crop and for its fibre
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
Parts Used
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Chemical Composition
Seeds—hepatotoxic. Seed oil gave fatty acids—linoleic, linolenic and oleic. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids—junceine, tricodesmine, riddelline, seneciphylline and senecionine were also obtained.[1]
Common names
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Leaves 3-8 x 0.5-1.5 cm, oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Terminal raceme | Yellow | Many-flowered, 15-30 cm long. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm long; pedicels c. 5 mm long. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pod | 2.5-3x 1-1.3 cm | Oblong-cylindrical, fulvous silky hairy | Seeds 8-15, c. 4 mm long, obliquely-cordiform. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Sunn hemp is often cultivated in the dry to moist tropics and subtropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 4 - 40°c.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Pods
Seeds
Flower
Habit
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References
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [ Cultivation]
External Links
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- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
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