Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Thespesia populnea - Kapītana
.jpg)
Hibiscus populneus Linn is a fast growing, medium-sized evergreen tree. It can grow upto 10 m tall. It is having yellow, cup-shaped flowers. It is distributed throughout coastal forests of India and also largely grown as a roadside tree.
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
Pleurisy, Cholera, Colic, High fevers, Herpes, Urinary tract problems, Abdominal swellings, Skin diseases, Urinary retention, Cough, Influenza, Headache, Psoriasis[1]
Parts Used
Young Leaf, Bark, Bulbs, Fruit[1].
Chemical Composition
Flavonoids, steroids and sesquiterpenoidal quinines.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಅಡವಿ ಬೆಂಡೇ ಮರ Adavi bende mara, Huvarasi |
| Hindi | Paaraspipal |
| Malayalam | Punavasu, Pupparutti |
| Tamil | Chilanti, Punarasu |
| Telugu | Ganyaraavi, Munigangaraavi |
| Marathi | Aashta, Bhend, Vruksh, |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Pāriṣah, Kandarala |
| English | Portia tree, Umbrella tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kaṣāya
Guna
Laghu.Rūkṣa
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Pittahara, Kaphahara, Stambhana, Medohara, Sandhānīya, śukrala, Bhagnasandhānakṛt
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Broadly ovate | Acuminate entire | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers large | 2-4cm long | First yellow with a purple | At maturity the flowers turn pinkish red, the spot becoming almost black |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsules | Globose, covered with minute peltate scales, surrounded at the base by persistent calyx | Many |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Portia tree is a plant of the moist to wet, lowland tropics and warm subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 150 metres.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Sea coasts, Rocky coasts, Inland edge of mangrove swamp.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Leaves
Flower
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
_(2).jpg)
.jpg)
_(3126684151).jpg)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1267, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-10
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pleurisy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Herpes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary tract problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abdominal swellings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary retention
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Influenza
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Psoriasis
- Herbs with Young Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Bulbs used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruit 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 - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sea coasts
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky coasts
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Inland edge of mangrove swamp
- Herbs
- Malvaceae
