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Chenopodium album

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Chenopodium album is an erect, annual plant. It grows up to 150cm tall, though when growing in rich ground and in the longer daylengths in the temperate zone. it can sometimes reach up to 400cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Rheumatism, Bug bites, Sunstroke, Rheumatic joints, Swollen feet, Urinary problems, Sunburn, Bloody dysentery.

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Fat hen can be found in most regions of the world, from cold temperate to the tropics, where it normally grows at higher elevations.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

A common weed of cultivated ground, Especially on rich soils, Old manure heaps, Newly cultivated soils.

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References

  1. ["Chemistry"]
  2. ["Morphology"]
  3. Cultivation

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