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Phyllanthus maderaspatensis
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis is an erect to spreading, unbranched to much-branched, annual to perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist for more than a year. It can grow up to 90cm tall, occasionally to 120cm. The plants are harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. They are traded locally in market places and are also sold for the commercial production of pharmaceutical products.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains n-tetracosane, taraxeryl acetate, ester of β-sitosterol, taraxerol, hexacosane, 32-methyltritriacontanol-1, heptacosanol-14, 11-hydroxyhexacosan-3- one, tetracos-20(cn)-1,18-diol, β-sitosterol and oleana-11,13(18)dienc- 3β,24-diol etc.[2]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | ಮದರಾಸ್ ನೆಲ್ಲಿ Madaraas nelli |
Hindi | Hajarmani, Kanocha |
Malayalam | |
Tamil | Nila-nelli |
Telugu | Nalla usirika |
Marathi | Bhuiavali |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | Bhumyaamalaki |
English | Madras Leaf-Flower |
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 |
---|---|---|
Scattered | Obvate-cuneate | Rounded or truncate at apex |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Obovate | Male flowers minute. The female larger and solitory, pedicellate. 6 sepals |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capsules | Depressed | Globose |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
It grows on a wide variety of soils, usually on heavy clay and alluvial soils of low-altitude river valleys, on river banks and in flood plains.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 305
- ↑ Cultivation
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