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Kalimeris indica
Kalimeris indica is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. Kalimeris indica occurs mainly in eastern Asian countries of China, Korea and Japan, but has been introduced to California and Hawaii. The plant is often harvested from the wild, both for eating as a vegetable and salad as well as for medicinal use. The plant is also cultivated for these purposes and the leaves are sold in local food.
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
Bleeding, Tumor, Throat impediment, Liver disorders, Fever, Headache, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Sore throats
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Friedelin, Epifriedelanol, Stimasterol, β-sitosterol, α-spinasterol, Erythodiol, Octadecanoic acid, Fraxinellone, β-daucosterol, Hexacosanol[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Kalimeris |
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 are alternate and stems are typically upright |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | light-purple | 5 | Flowers Season is June - August |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | 7–10 mm | Fruits of Indian aster are small and dark | many | {{{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
Species in this genus generally succeed in most good garden soils[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Forest margins, Grasslands, Riverbanks, Sunny dry roadsides, Margins of crop fields
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bleeding
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Tumor
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Throat impediment
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throats
- Herbs with Dried folaige used in medicine
- Herbs with Whole herb used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial plant
- 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 Forest margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Riverbanks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sunny dry roadsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Margins of crop fields
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Asteraceae
