Uraria picta

Uraria picta is an erect, perennial plant with stems that can become woody, at least at the base. It grows 1 - 2 metres tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Uses

Liver problems, Gonorrhoea, Snakebite.

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

In this paper, extracts of leaves, stem and roots of Uraria picta in various solvents have been screened for qualitative determination of phytochemical constituents.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Dabra, Pitvan
Malayalam	Muvila
Tamil	Sittirappaladai
Telugu	Kolkuponna
Marathi	Pitvan, Prisniparni
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Andhriparni, Chitraparni
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

Perennial

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

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassy slopes.

External Links

• Uraria picta on healthbenefitstimes.com
• Uraria picta on sites.google.com