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Plantago amplexicaulis

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Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Uses

Intestinal complaints, Dysentery, Irritated membranes, Intermittent fevers, Pulmonary affections, Ophthalmia.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

Major aroma constituents of ribwort leaves were groups of fatty acids 28.0–52.1 % (the most abundant palmitic acid 15.3–32.0 %), oxidated monoterpenes 4.3–13.2 % (linalool 2.7–3.5 %), aldehydes and ketones 6.9–10.0 % (pentyl vinyl ketone 2.0–3.4 %) and alcohols 3.8–9.2 % (1-octen-3-ol 2.4–8.2 %).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in a sunny position.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry places in South Spain, South Italy.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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