Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Datura innoxia

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
7886 D.innoxia.jpg

Datura innoxia is an annual plant growing about 1 metre tall. The plant is gathered from the wild and used locally for various medicinal properties. It is a commercial source of the alkaloid scopolamine, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

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

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas. It is not very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -5°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

External Links