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Tridax procumbens - Jayanti

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Jayanti, Tridax procumbens

Jayanti is a herbaceous perennial plant with creeping stems up to 75cm long that become erect at their ends. The stems produce new roots at the leaf nodes. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as medicine. It is present throughout India as a weed.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Addike gida, Gabbu gida
Hindi Kanphuli, Kanphuliya
Malayalam
Tamil Kenattuppuntu, Vettukkaaya-thalai
Telugu Balapaaku, Gaayapaaku
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Jayanti
English Coatbuttons

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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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate 3-6 x 1.5-3 cm, ovate, apex acute, margin deeply toothed, bulbous-based hairy; petiole 5-10 mm long. secondary veins 2-3 on each side of midrib. Three veins arise from the base.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Solitary heads White Heads 1.3 x 1.5 cm, solitary, on long peduncles; bracts in 3-series, lanceolate, hairy. Outer row of flowers ligulate, female, limb 3 x 2 mm, 3-toothed, white; inner flowers bisexual, tubular; corolla 6 mm long, 5-lobed at apex, yellow

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Achene 2 mm long obovoid, densely hairy; pappus many, setaceous. {{{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

References

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