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Cyanthillium cinereum - Sahadevi
Sahadevi is an erect, branching, annual plant. It grows upto 15 - 80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains Caryophyllene oxide (16.7 %) was the major compound followed by n-hexadecanoic acid (8.9 %) and phytol etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Dandothpala, Gaaya doppalu, Gaayathoppalu, Kaadu hoge soppu, Sahadevi |
| Hindi | Daudotpala, Kalgira, Kaljiri, Sadodi, Sadori, Sahadevi |
| Malayalam | Puvamkuruntal |
| Tamil | Cakatevi, Cirilai, Citevi, Cenkalunir, Puvamkuruntal |
| Telugu | Garita kammi, Garitikamma, Gharitikamini |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Sahadevi, Ardhaprasadana, Dandotpala, Vishvadeva |
| English | Ash-colour fleabane, Purple fleabane |
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Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | Leaves variable, 2-8 x 1-3 cm, ovate, acute at both ends, thinly hairy below. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Terminal corymbose heads | Pink | Peduncled; outer bracts minute, inner oblong, acute, cuspidate, hairy. Flowers 5-10, similar; corolla 3 mm long, glabrous, bluish-purple. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achene | 1.5 mm long | Hairy, outer pappus 1 mm long, setaceous, inner 3 mm long. | {{{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
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2 by N. Sasidharan
External Links
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