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Turnera ulmifolia
Turnera ulmifolia is an erect perennial plant with stems that can become woody. It usually grows up to 75cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local used as a tea and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its medicinal uses.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains two mixtures of steroids, sitosterol and stigmasterol (nonglycosylated and glycosylated); a mixture of flavonoids etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Mena mallige |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | West indian sage |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from June to December |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from June to December |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the tropics, where it often escapes from cultivation. It is reported to be invasive in several Pacific Islands.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division
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