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Tephrosia purpurea - Sarapunkha
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Sarapunkhais a shrubby legume with pinnate leaves and pink flowers. They can be seen growing on disturbed land and roadsides during the rainy season. It has long been used in Ayurveda to treat a variety of conditions.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Liver cirrhosis, Splenomegaly, Inflammation, Digestive disorders, Skin diseases [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | adavi neeli, adavi hurali, honnaavarikekoggali |
| Hindi | ban-nil, sarphankha, sarphoka, biyani |
| Malayalam | kattamari, kazhinnila, korinil |
| Tamil | kattukkolincai, kollilai, kolunchi |
| Telugu | bonta vempali, pamparachettu, tella vempali |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | neelabralakrati, banapunkha, sarapunkha, poonkhie |
| English | Wild indigo |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Piercing)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Vata, Kapha
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Imparipinnate | alternate | leaflets 7-15, 1-2.8 x 0.3-1 cm, oblanceolate or obovate, apex obtuse to emarginate or truncate, base cuneate, mucronate; stipules 3-6 mm long, lanceolate. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Pseudoracemes | Pink-purple | Flowers ca. 7 mm long, in few-flowered, leaf-opposed, pseudoracemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts c. 2 mm long. Calyx 3-4 mm long., pubescent; lobes subulate. Petals pink to purplish; standard c. 4 mm broad, orbicular. Staminal tube to 4 mm long. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 2.5-4 x 0.3-0.4 cm | linear-oblong | seeds 5-7, ellipsoid, dark brown. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/sarapunkha-tephrosia-purpurea-qualities-usage-ayurveda-details/
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tephrosia+purpurea
- https://www.academia.edu/6667485/Tephrosia_purpurea_Linn_Sharpunkha_Wild_Indigo_A_Review_on_Phytochemistry_and_Pharmacological_Studies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver cirrhosis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Splenomegaly
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Digestive disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Herbs with Whole plant used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs
- Herb
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
