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Crotalaria pallida

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Crotalaria pallida is an erect, well-branched, sometimes robust perennial herb with stems that become more or less woody. It can grow up to 2 metres tall. The plant has a fairly long history of cultivation as a green manure and ground cover crop, though it is much less grown at present due to its susceptibility to pests and diseases in Asia. It is still often cultivated in southeastern USA.

Uses

Urinary problems, Fever, Skin infections, Thrush, Skin problems, Eczema, Swelling of joints, Wounds.[1]

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

The flavonoids apigenin and vitexin have been isolated from the bark and the leaves. Alkaloids from the seed have shown antitumor activity.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕೂಲಿ ಮರ Koli mara
Hindi
Malayalam Pinkan, Punnu
Tamil Cirralincil, Koli
Telugu
Marathi Kungin, Lokhandi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Nilgiri privet

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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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from July to January

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from July to January

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it has been successfully grown at elevations up to 1,800 metres. It grows in a wide range of annual rainfall conditions, from 850 mm to over 3,000 mm, and occurs occasionally in rather dry locations. The average annual temperature varies from 16 - 26°c.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

River banks, Edges of lakes, Extending into woodland, Grassland, Waste places.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 245
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Useful tropical plants by tropical.theferns.info website

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