Chrozophora plicata

Chrozophora plicata is a monoecious, annual to short-lived perennial herb. It grows up to 50 cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Jaundice, Wounds.

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Linga Menasu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Betha, Okharad

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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Dark publish brown		1.8-3cm Long, Grandular at base

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	5-6mm long		Borne in few flowered axillary racemes	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule					Stallete wooly with silvary scales

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Flood plains of rivers, Along drainage channels, Desiccating black clay soils, Mudflats, Sandbanks.

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References

↑ [Chemistry]
↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 123
↑ [Cultivation]

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[chemical_composition-1] [Chemistry]

[Leaf-2] Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 123

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] [Cultivation]

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