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Homonoia riparia

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Homonoia riparia can be a gregarious, deciduous shrub, or a small, crooked and twisted tree, growing 1 - 4 metres tall and forming a woody, deep and extensive root system. The shrub provides a number of popular local medicines, which are gathered from wild plants. It is planted in Java and Sumatra in order to protect riverbanks and prevent soil erosion.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hole nage
Hindi Sherni
Malayalam Neervanchi
Tamil Kattalari
Telugu Adavi ganneru
Marathi Raan kaner
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Jalavetasa
English


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

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Found in lowland tropical areas at elevations up to 500 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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