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Linum usitatissimum - Atashi

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Atashi consists of dried, ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum Linn. (Fam. Linaceae), an erect annual herb, 0.6-1.2 m high, extensively cultivated throughout the plains of India upto an altitude of 800 m, capsule ripen by end of June, dried seeds separated from capsule by thrashing.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Agasebeeja, Semeagare, Agasi
Hindi Alsi
Malayalam Agastha, Agasi, Cheru charm
Tamil Ali, Virai
Telugu Avisa
Marathi Atshi
Gujarathi Lodhaz
Punjabi Ali
Kashmiri Alsi
Sanskrit Umaa, ksumaa
English Linseed


References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 23 .

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