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Viscum articulatum
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Uses
Fever, Bone dislocations, Kapha, Vata, Blood diseases, Ulcer, Epilepsy, Biliousness.[1]
Food
Viscum articulatum can be used in Food. Whole plant is roasted and consumed.[2]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Badanike |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Leafless Mistletoe |
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
Nutritional components
Viscum articulatum Contains the Following nutritional components like - Alkaloides; Glycosides; Triterpenoides; Saponins; Flavonoides Mucilage; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, Zinc[2]
Habit
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Visible only on the very young internodes |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very minute | Stalkless and in 3 flowered spikes | Flowering season is December to January |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalkless | 3mm in diameter | Nearly spherical | White and shining on maturity, Fruiting season is December to January |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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How to plant/cultivate
Viscum articulatum is available through July to December[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.150, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ [Chemical constituents]
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 388
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bone dislocations
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kapha
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vata
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcer
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Epilepsy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Biliousness
- Herbs with Extract of the plant used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in English
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