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Indigofera aspalathoides

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Indigofera aspalathoides is a low-growing shrub with copiously spreading rigid branches. The plant is a popular medicine in India where it is harvested from the wild for local use and trade. It is an ingregient of various proprietary preparations.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[2]

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
Sessile 1-5 foliolate Digitate, Crowed on the young branches

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Solitary Carolla dark pink Exerted, Fileform, Longer than the leaves. Flowering season is Septemeber-January

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is Septemeber-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

Indigofera species generally grow best in a sunny position, preferring a well-drained but moist soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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