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Abelmoschus moschatus - Latakasturi

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Latakasturi, Abelmoschus moschatus

Latakasturi is an aromatic and medicinal plant native to India in the Malvaceae family. The fruit is a rich source of dietary fiber. The plant, which has many health benefits, is used as an ingredient in medicines for heart ailments and respiratory diseases like asthma. Patients suffering from urinogenital and eye-related ailments benefit from the healing properties of the herb.

Uses

Fever, Controls hysteria, Stimulates sexual desire, Inflammation, gastric, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Roots, leaves, fruits and seeds contain mucilage. Leaves, flower petals and fruit husk contain ß-sitosterol and its glycosides. Flowers contain flavonoids, myricetin, its glucoside and cannabistrin and petals contain myricetin and its glucoside.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaadukasthuri, Kasthuribende
Hindi Musk Dana
Malayalam Kaattu Kasturi, Kasturi Venda
Tamil Kattuk-Kasturi, Kasturivendai
Telugu Karpura-Benda
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Latakasturika, Latakasturi
English Ambrette, Musk Mallow


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-5 palmately lobed with serrated margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
bisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 8-12 Flowers regular, bisexual, involucral bracts 8-12, hibiscus-like, usually watermelon pink but sometimes white or cream - always with a dark center, very prolific and are borne between October and April in some places, depending on the timing of the wet season

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
hirsute 6-8 cm long Fruit a hirsute capsule, 6-8 cm long, ovoid-cylindrical With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position[[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical, Temperate, Moist soil.

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