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Barleria prionitis - Saireyaka
Saireyaka is an erect, glabrous, evergreen shrub. It grows up to 1.7 metres tall from a central taproot. The plant has a single stem according to one report. The base of the leaves is armed with three to five sharp, pale coloured spines, 10-20 mm long.
Uses
Toothache, Fever, Rheumatism, Liver diseases, Indigestion, Constipation, Jaundice, Urinary infections.[1]
Parts Used
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Chemical Composition
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | |
Hindi | |
Malayalam | |
Tamil | |
Telugu | |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | |
English |
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 |
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Simple | Opposite | Leaves to 5-9 x 2.5-4 cm, elliptic, acute, mucronate, base cuneate, sparsely puberulus, ciliate on the margins, gland dotted beneath; petiole to 2 cm. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Bisexual | Axillary cymes | Yellow | 2 | Cymes axillary; bracts 2, 1.5 cm, oblong mucronate; outer calyx lobes 1.3 x 0.4 cm, inner 1.1x 0.2 cm, mucronate, hirsute; corolla tube 2.5 cm, lobes 2 cm obovate; filaments 1.3 cm, staminodes 2, included at the base of the corolla tube; ovary 2.5 mm, style 2.5 cm. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Capsule | {{{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
Prefers a position in full sun or partial shade and a fertile, moist but well-drained soil.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [ Uses]
- ↑ [Chemical composition]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Jaundice
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary infections
- Herbs with used in medicine
- Habit - 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 area
- Herbs
- Acanthaceae