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Crotalaria verrucosa - Brihatapushpi
Brihatapushpi, Crotalaria verrucosa is an erect or spreading, much-branched, annual, sub-woody plant growing 50 - 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure and is a potential ornamental.
Uses
Throat disorders, Laryngitis, Cardiac disorders, Oral disorders, Indigestion, Fever BLood disorders [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Taraxerol, beta-sitosterol and linoleic, palmitic, stearic, lauric, oleic, linolenic, arachidic, myristic and ricinoleic acids have been isolated from fixed oil of the stem. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | gijate, giji-giji gida, gijibeeji |
| Hindi | banshana, jhanjhania |
| Malayalam | kilukiluppa, pee-tandale-cotti |
| Tamil | amparanemi, amparanemicceti, avaratimatu |
| Telugu | alla galli gheetsa, alla gili giccha, ghalegherinta, gilagoranta |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | brihatapushpi, dhavani, shanapuspi |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Pitta, Kapha
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Leaves 2.5-7 x 2.5-4.5 cm, ovate-rhomboid or ovate-deltoid, base acute, apex obtuse or acute, appressed-pubescent on both surfaces; petiole 2-3 mm long; stipules foliaceous, 5-10 mm long, ovate to falcate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Terminal or leaf opposed racemes | Violet-Blue | Flowers up to 1.5 cm long; pedicels 3-5 mm long; bracts lanceolate. Calyx 0.7-1 cm long, pubescent, with deltoid, acute lobes longer than the tube. Corolla blue or white; standard c. 1.2 cm long, broadly ovate; wings obovate; keels oblong. Staminal sheath to 6 mm long; filaments c. 5 mm long. Ovary stipitate, appressed pubescent; style geniculate. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 2.5-3.5 x 0.8-1 cm | oblong-cylindrical, inflated, 10-16-seeded | Seeds 3-4.5 x 3-4 mm, obliquely cordiform, yellowish to brownish. | {{{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
Seed - sow in situ. Pre-soaking the seed for 12 hours in warm water can help to reduce germination time. [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaf and pods
Flowers
Pods
Flowers
Stem
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Throat disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Laryngitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cardiac disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Oral disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat BLood disorders
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- 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
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Fabaceae
