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Tragia involucrata - Duhsparsha

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Duhsparsha, Tragia involucrata

Tragia involucrata is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003)[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Turike Balli
Hindi Barhanta
Malayalam Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva
Tamil Kanchori
Telugu Telukondicettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrischikali
English stinging nettle


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 Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm Ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides and petiole to 2.5 cm long

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2 cm long Yellow 3-5 Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
enlarged ovate-lanceolate Capsule c. 0.6 x 1 cm, 3-lobed, hispid With hooked hairs Seeds globose {{{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

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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