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Revision as of 15:09, 29 March 2022

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Uses

Fever, Blood Pressure, To Improve breast milk[1].

Parts Used

Root[1].

Chemical Composition

It contains Alpha-amyrin acetate, bufotenine, bufotenidine, campesterol, dehydro-bufotenine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, donaxerin, friedelin, gramine, gramine methohydroxide, lupeol (anticancer), 5-metlioxy-N-methyl-tryptamine, sitosterol (antitumor), stigmasterol, triacontane and triacontanol have been reported.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hulugilu Hullu, Lalada Kaddi
Hindi Narcut nal
Malayalam NA
Tamil Mudam Pullu
Telugu Adavi Kikkasagaddi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Devanala, Nala
English Great reed

[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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Leaves are long Flat It can reach up to 20 ft in height. Although it can be much shorter when damaged or stressed. The stem resembles a corn stalk.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Dense Large Flowering from February to August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from February to August

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1137, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  2. Centre for New Crops and Plants products, Purdue Univesity
  3. [Morphology"]
  4. [Cultivation]

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