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Martynia annua - Tiger's claw
Martynia annua which is commonly known as cat's claw, tiger's claw, or iceplant. However, the name 'iceplant' may also refer to members of the unrelated plant family Aizoaceae.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Qualitative phyto-chemical analysis of whole plant extracts of Martynia annua reveals the presence of glycosides, tannins, carbohydrates, phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಹುಲಿ ಉಗುರು Huli Uguru,ಗರುಡ ಮೂಗು ಮುಳ್ಳು Garuda Mugu Mullu,ಹುಲಿ ನಖ Huli Nakha |
| Hindi | हाथाजोड़ी Hatha-jori,बाघनख Baghnakh,Hathajori,उलट-कांटा Ulat-kanta |
| Malayalam | Pulinakham,Kakka-chundu,പുലിനഖം Puli-nakham |
| Tamil | Chappotta |
| Telugu | Sima ippacettu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | काकनसा Kakanasa |
| English | Tiger-claw,Tiger's claw,Snake's head,Devil's claw |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Cordiform | Opposite-decussate, Acute / Cordate, Sinuate |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Large | Purple with yellow throat | In axillary or terminal racemes, Flowering throughout the year. | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An ovoid drupe | 2 apical curved beaks spilitting into 2 valves; seeds oblong | Mature Fruit Colour is Brown | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Erect subshrubs to 1 m tall, glandular-hairy all over. Leaves 8-20 x 6-19 cm, broadly ovate to suborbicular, base cordate, margin sinuate-dentate, apex acute, chartaceous, palmately 5-nerved from base; petiole 8-14 cm long. Racemes 7-14- flowered, at the bifurcations of the branches; peduncle 4-8 cm long; pedicel 1-2 cm long; bracts 1-2 x 0.7-1 cm, broadly ovate, pale pink. Calyx lobes 5, greenish-white, 9-12 mm long; ovate-oblong. Corolla reddish-purple with yellow throat; tube 3-4 cm long; lobes rounded. Stamens 2; filaments white, c. 1 cm long; anther cells disjunct, superposed, longitudinally coherent with the opposite pair; staminodes 3. Fruits drupaceous, ovoid, flattened somewhat dorso-ventrally, ribbed, viscid-pubescent; endocarp 2-3 cm long, hard, black, with a hooked spine at tip.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Leaves
Flowers
Fruit
Seed
References
External Links
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