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Crotalaria pallida
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Crotalaria pallida is an erect, well-branched, sometimes robust perennial herb with stems that become more or less woody. It can grow up to 2 metres tall. The plant has a fairly long history of cultivation as a green manure and ground cover crop, though it is much less grown at present due to its susceptibility to pests and diseases in Asia. It is still often cultivated in southeastern USA.
Uses
Urinary problems, Fever, Skin infections, Thrush, Skin problems, Eczema, Swelling of joints, Wounds.[1]
Parts Used
Root.
Chemical Composition
The flavonoids apigenin and vitexin have been isolated from the bark and the leaves. Alkaloids from the seed have shown antitumor activity.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕೂಲಿ ಮರ Koli mara |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | Pinkan, Punnu |
| Tamil | Cirralincil, Koli |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | Kungin, Lokhandi |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Nilgiri privet |
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 July to January |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from July to January |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it has been successfully grown at elevations up to 1,800 metres. It grows in a wide range of annual rainfall conditions, from 850 mm to over 3,000 mm, and occurs occasionally in rather dry locations. The average annual temperature varies from 16 - 26°c.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Thrush
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eczema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Swelling of joints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of River banks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Edges of lakes
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Extending into woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste places
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