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Astragalus hamosus
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Astragalus hamosus is an erect to prostrate annual plant growing up to 55cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It has occasionally been cultivated as a novelty for its caterpillar-shaped seedpods.
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
Irritation of the mucous membranes, Nervous affections, Catarrh.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
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
How to plant/cultivate
Requires a dry well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and are best sown in situ.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Semidesert areas in foothills, Dry grassland, Low montane belt.
Photo Gallery
A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
A Torà (Segarra - Catalunya)
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References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Irritation of the mucous membranes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nervous affections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Catarrh
- Herbs with Young seedpods used in medicine
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Semidesert areas in foothills
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry grassland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Low montane belt
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