Lepidium latifolium

Lepidium latifolium

Lepidium latifoliumnormally grows to between 30 centimeters and 1 meter, but may grow as tall as 2 meters. The plants have numerous woody stems, alternating waxy leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. It has an extensive root network, known to reach 9 feet in depth and constitute 40% of the total biomass of the plant.

Uses

Liver diseases, Kidney diseases, Increases cardiac amplitude, Decreases frequency rhythm, Skin diseases

Parts Used

Leaves, Root,Seeds

Chemical Composition

500 mg of leaves and roots of plants from all three locations were crushed using liquid nitrogen. Three different leaf positions viz.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	NA
Hindi	Cansur, Chausaur
Malayalam	NA
Tamil	NA
Telugu	NA
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	NA
English	Perennial pepperweed, Tall whitetop

Properties

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

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Habit

Shurb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		Rosette leaves are long petiolate. Cauline (stem) leaves are alternate, 1-3 in. (2.5-7.6 cm) long and oblong.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual			Many	Flowering occurs in the late spring to summer, when flat, dense clusters of flowers develop at the apex of the flowering stem. Individual flowers are 4-petaled and white.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	4-5 cm long			The fruit is a round to oval hairy capsule that is 0.06 in. (1.5 mm) in diameter. It contains a single seed.	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Salt marshes and wet sands on the south and east coasts.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Coasts

Photo Gallery

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  Whole plant

External Links

• Abies Webbiana L on Envis.frlht.org