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Salvia lanata

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Salvia lanata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains 49 components with camphor (25.14 %), α-thujone (18.83 %), 1,8-cineole (14.14 %), viridiflorol (7.98 %), β-thujone (4.46 %) and β-caryophyllene (3.30 %) as the major components.[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

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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

Requires a very well-drained light sandy soil in a sunny position. Prefers a rich soil. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

External Links

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