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Ayapana triplinervis - Vishalyakarni
Eupatorium triplinerve is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine. The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity.
Uses
Piles, Poisoning, Skin diseases, Nausea, Vomiting, Colitis, Chronic fevers, Enlarged abdomen, Jaundice
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Ayapan, Ayaparna |
| Malayalam | Aiyappana, Mrithasanjeevani |
| Tamil | Ayappani |
| Telugu | Gurivinda or Guriginja |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Vishalyakarni, Ayaparnah |
| English | Ayapana tea |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| opposite | smooth | opposite, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate and 5 to 8 centimeters long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 6 to 13 millimeters | pink | bearing about 20 pink flowers | Pappus is about 3 millimeters long |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit are achenes | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
White variety of seeds.
Abrus precatorius leaves and flowers
Abrus precatorius flowers
Abrus precatorius seeds
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Poisoning
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nausea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Chronic fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Enlarged abdomen
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Jaundice
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with stem used in medicine
- 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 Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Sub shrub
- 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 tropical
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Secondary forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of moist locations
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