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Plantago lanceolata

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Plantago lanceolata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Bleeding, Diarrhoea, Gastritis, Peptic ulcers, Irritable bowel syndrome, Haemorrhage, Haemorrhoids, Cystitis, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Sinusitis.[1]

Parts Used

Young leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contais major aroma constituents of ribwort leaves were groups of fatty acids 28.0–52.1 % (the most abundant palmitic acid 15.3–32.0 %), oxidated monoterpenes etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in a sunny position. Plants also succeed in very poor land.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland, Roadsides, Cultivated ground.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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