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Polygonum plebeium
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Polygonum plebeium is a much-branched, prostrate annual plant with stems 4 - 45cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contais Alkaloids, Glycosides, Flavonoids, Volatile oils, tannins, resins, coumarins, and lignans, have also been isolated from Polygoneae species etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ Kempu nela akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Siranige soppu |
| Hindi | Chimati saag, Lal buti |
| Malayalam | Peraraththa |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | Chimati kura |
| Marathi | Gulabi godhadi |
| Gujarathi | Jhinko okharad |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Sarpakshi, Sarpalochana |
| English | Common knotweed, Small knotweed |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
When growing in dry places the leaves are said to develop a bitter flavour.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Habit - Annual
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- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky ground
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