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Ayapana triplinervis - Vishalyakarni

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vishalyakarni, Eupatorium triplinerve

Eupatorium triplinerve is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine. The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

The coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Ayapan, Ayaparna
Malayalam Aiyappana, Mrithasanjeevani
Tamil Ayappani
Telugu Gurivinda or Guriginja
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vishalyakarni, Ayaparnah
English Ayapana tea


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), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
opposite smooth opposite, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate and 5 to 8 centimeters long

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 6 to 13 millimeters pink bearing about 20 pink flowers Pappus is about 3 millimeters long

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruit are achenes Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year {{{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

The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.

Commonly seen growing in areas

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