Digera muricata

Digera muricata is an annual herb growing up to 70 cm tall. Often gathered from the wild for local use as a food in some areas it is also cultivated and sold in local markets.

Uses

Indigestion, Urinary disorders.

Parts Used

Leaves, Young shoots, Flowers.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಚೆಂಚಲಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Chenchalisoppu, ಗೊರಜೆಪಲ್ಲೆ Gorajepalle
Hindi	Chanchali
Malayalam
Tamil	Toyya kirai
Telugu	Chenchalicettu
Marathi
Gujarathi	Kanjaro
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	False Amaranth

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
Alternately arranged	1-9cm long and 0.2-5cm broad	Leaf stalks are long upto 5cm

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
			Borne on slender spike-like racemes	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Subglobuse					Slightly compressed 2-2.5mm across

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A very adaptable plant, it occurs naturally in both tropical and subtropical regions, where it can be found in semi-arid through to quite moist areas.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Most common on disturbed, Waste ground, Savannah, Semi desert, Mud soils.

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External Links

• Digera muricata on Indiabiodiversity.org
• Digera muricata on flowersofindia.net