Thottea siliquosa - Chakrani

Chakrani

Chakrani is a slender shrub found in the forests of the western ghats, especially along streams. The roots of Thottea siliquosa are used in the Indian systems of treatment, as curative for diarrhoea and dysentery, often administered along with lemon juice. ^[1] Have also recorded that a paste prepared from the plant with oil is effective against chronic sores and ulcers.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	chakranike
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	alpam
Tamil	Kuravankanamooli
Telugu	thellayishwari
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	NA
English	NA

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Properties

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	22 x 6cm	Elliptic lanceolate, acuminate, base tapering, subsessile, exstipulate

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	1.5cm across	dark purple	12	Flowers in axillary fascicles, 1-5 together

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
capsule	12cm x 5mm	The fruit is a long capsule	seeds 2 mm long, trigonous, rugose.		{{{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

Commonly seen growing in areas

Western ghats, Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Apama siliquosa.jpg ' 'Leaves' '

References

↑ [Mary, Z., Yoganarasimhan, S.N. Pattanshetty, J.K. and Nayar, R.C. (1977). Pharmacological studies on the root of Apama siliquosa Lamk. (Aristolochiaceae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 85B(6): 412-419.]
↑ "FRLHT"
↑ "JCB Herbarium"

External Links

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[Root-1] [Mary, Z., Yoganarasimhan, S.N. Pattanshetty, J.K. and Nayar, R.C. (1977). Pharmacological studies on the root of Apama siliquosa Lamk. (Aristolochiaceae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 85B(6): 412-419.]

[Common_names-2] "FRLHT"

[Leaf-3] "JCB Herbarium"

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