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'''Ammannia baccifera''' is many-branched, annual herb. Usually grows upto 10 - 50cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
'''Ammannia baccifera''' is many-branched, annual herb. Usually grows upto 10 - 50cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Ringworms}}, {{Uses|Parasitic skin infection}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Eliminate blood clots}}.
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{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Ringworms}}, {{Uses|Parasitic skin infection}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Eliminate blood clots}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Whole Plant}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Yielded four known compounds: β-sitosterol-3-O- β-glucopyranoside, quercctin-3-rutinoside (Rutin), kaempferol-3-O- β-glucopyranoside and quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnoside (Quercitrin).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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{{Common names|sa=Agnigarbha|en=Blistering Ammannia|hi=Aginbuti|kn=Kaadugida|ml=Kallur vanchi|ta=Kall-uruvi|te=Agnivedana paku}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes||4|Cymes dischasial, axillary. Flowers 4 or 5-merous, perigynous; pedicels c. 2 mm long. Calyx tube 1-2 mm long, campanulate; lobes 4, 1-1.5 mm long, triangular. Petals absent. Stamens 4; filaments c. 0.5 mm long. Ovary c. 1 mm in diam., globose, 4-5-locular; ovules many; stigma capitate. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary cymes||4|Cymes dischasial, axillary. Flowers 4 or 5-merous, perigynous; pedicels c. 2 mm long. Flowering from October to March}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Capsule|1.5-2 mm across||Globose, exceeding calyx tube|Seeds brownish, concavo-convex|}}
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{{Fruit|Capsule|1.5-2 mm across||Globose, exceeding calyx tube|Seeds brownish, concavo-convex|Fruiting from October to March}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Open}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Rice fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Open areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp area}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Rice fields}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
 
==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Ammannia baccifera by Riddhi Vavaiya</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265011 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265011"morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mucuna%20poggei Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 168</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.stuartxchange.org/Bias-pugo.html Ammannia baccifera on stuartxchange.org]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blistering%20Ammannia.html Ammannia baccifera on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13880209.2012.657305 Ammania Baccifera on Pharmacology Journal Paper]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Lythraceae]]
 
[[Category:Lythraceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, 7 March 2023

Agnigarba, Ammannia baccifera

Ammannia baccifera is many-branched, annual herb. Usually grows upto 10 - 50cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Skin diseases, Wounds, Swellings, Ringworms, Parasitic skin infection, Fevers, Malaria, Jaundice, Eliminate blood clots.

Parts Used

Young leaves, Root, Whole Plant.[1]

Chemical Composition

Yielded four known compounds: β-sitosterol-3-O- β-glucopyranoside, quercctin-3-rutinoside (Rutin), kaempferol-3-O- β-glucopyranoside and quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnoside (Quercitrin).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaadugida
Hindi Aginbuti
Malayalam Kallur vanchi
Tamil Kall-uruvi
Telugu Agnivedana paku
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Agnigarbha
English Blistering Ammannia

[1]

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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Stem 4-angled or more or less winged. Leaves decussate, sessile, 2-6 x 0.5-0.8 cm, linear to elliptic, base attenuate, apex acute, chartaceous.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary cymes 4 Cymes dischasial, axillary. Flowers 4 or 5-merous, perigynous; pedicels c. 2 mm long. Flowering from October to March

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 1.5-2 mm across Globose, exceeding calyx tube Seeds brownish, concavo-convex Fruiting from October to March

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

The plant is often found as a weed of cultivated land, especially wet sites such as rice fields.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open areas, Damp area, Waste places, Rice fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Plant

  • Flowers

  • Habitat

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 168
  2. ↑ Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Ammannia baccifera by Riddhi Vavaiya
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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