Glossocardia bosvallia

Glossocardia bosvallia It is a small annual herb. It can grow upto 10-20cm in height. The plant is branched from the base and the branches are grooved.

Uses

Sores, Wound.

Parts Used

Whole plant.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Parpataka
Hindi	Pattharsuva
Malayalam
Tamil	Parapalanam
Telugu	Parapalanam
Marathi	Phattar-suva
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Charak
English	Patthar Suva

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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Alternately arranged	1.5cm long	Pinnately cut into linear segment

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
	Outer 3 bracts are 3m long	Yellow	Yellow borne in heads carried on slender stalks, In leaf axils or at the end of the branchs	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

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Commonly seen growing in areas

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External Links

• Glossocardia bosvallia on indiabiodiversity.org
• Glossocardia bosvallia on flowersofindia.net