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Delphinium denudatum - Nirvisha
Nirvisha, Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of Perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of Tropical Africa. Delphinium denudatum is found in the Western Himalayas at altitudes above 2000m. It is a delicate herb with striking blue flowers.
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
Cough and cold, Useful in poisoning, Wound healing, fever, Pain and swelling, Skin disorders [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Nirvishi |
| Hindi | jadvar, nirbishi |
| Malayalam | Nirvasi |
| Tamil | Nirbasi |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | apavisha, avisha, nirvisha, nirvishi |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | basal leaves with up to 15 cm long petioles, blade suborbicular, 3-5 partite, lobes obovate, deeply laciniate into suboblong lobes; upper leaves successively smaller |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Panicle | Blue or violet | 10 | spur up to 15 mm long; upper petals white with purple tip, lower blue or violet |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follicles | 15 mm long | follicles 3, up t0 15 mm long with 2-3 mm long beak. | {{{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
Flowers
Flowers and follicles
Flowers
References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External Links
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough and cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Useful in poisoning
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound healing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pain and swelling
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin disorders
- Herbs with Root 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 Sanskrit
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Temperate area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalayas
- Herbs
- Ranunculaceae
