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Anisochilus carnosus - Induparni
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Anisochilus carnosus is a fleshy leaved seasonal herb with succulent round leaves and lavender like flowers. It can be found in the drier parts of peninsular India after the onset of the rains.
Uses
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Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The essential oil from aerial parts of Anisochilus carnosus (Linn. fil.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil content was 0.13% (v/w), on a fresh weight basis.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ Doddapatre, ಕರ್ಪುರದ ಗಿಡ Karpurada gida |
| Hindi | Panjiri-ka-patta |
| Malayalam | Kaattukoorka, Karpuravalli |
| Tamil | Karppura-valli |
| Telugu | Adusapundlaaku, Karpuravalli |
| Marathi | Kapurli, Panjiri |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Ajapada |
| English | Thick-Leaf Lavender |
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 | Opposite | Semisucculent annual herbs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 2-3.5 cm, broadly ovate, base turncate or cordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, verrucose above, pubescent below, subsucculent; petiole to 4 cm long. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Terminal panicles spikes | Bluish-violet | 4 | Flowers in terminal simple or panicled, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong spikes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, tubular, mouth oblique, 2-lipped, acute; upper lip pubescent without, deflexed in fruits. Corolla purple, c. 1 cm long, lobes 5, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower 4-lobed . Stamens 4, exserted; filaments connate at base forming a sheath. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutlets | Fruits of 4, ovoid nutlets. Seeds orbicular, smooth. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Flowers
Leaves
Old flower spike
Habitat
Flowers
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References
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Common name
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Lamiaceae
