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Blepharis edulis

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Blepharis edulis is an erect to prostrate, annual to perennial plant. It grows up to 50cm tall. This is an exceedingly variable species and plants in dry places. It is sometimes gathered from the wild for its edible seed.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

White crystalline body soluble in water, amylic and ethylic alcohol which is insoluble in ether and petrolium ether.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Uttanjan, Sunishannaka


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

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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

Blepharis edulis is wild species not cultivated species. Propagation by various methods, such as rooting of stem cutting, seed propagation, micropagation.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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