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Cannabis sativa - Bahuvadini
Bahuvadini is an annual herbaceous plant in the species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin.[2]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | ಭಂಗಿ Bhangi, ಗಾಂಜಾ ಗಿಡ Ganja gida |
Hindi | Bhang, Ganja, Charas |
Malayalam | Cherukanchava, Ginjilachilachi |
Tamil | Alatam, Ananta muli |
Telugu | Bangiaaku, Bangiaku, Gaanja chettu |
Marathi | Bhanga, Bhrnga |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | Banga |
Sanskrit | Bahuvadini, Banga |
English | Marijuana, Hemp, Gallow grass |
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 |
---|---|---|
Alternate | Stipulate | Long petiolate, palmate, with 3-11, rarely single, lanceolate, serrate, acuminate leaflets up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm broad |
.[4]
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monoecious | 2.5 cm long | Yellowish | 5 poricidal stamens | The female flowers germinate in the axils and terminally, with one 1-ovulate ovary. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short legume | 7-9 cm | Late summer to early fall; year round in tropics | Seeds weigh 1.5-2.5 gm/100 seeds. | {{{5}}} | {{{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
Propagation mainly by seed. Experimentally, drug plants have been propagated from cuttings but such plants do not come true as to drug content of parent.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
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- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ common names
- ↑ Description morphology
- ↑ Cultivation details
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