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==Chemical Composition==
 
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The plant gave lupeol stignasteril and hydrocarbons, the seed gave sterols and the flowers have apegenin glucuronide.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|en=Hygrophila|gu=Ekharo|hi=Kokolaksha|mr=Talimakhana|ta=Nirmuli|te=Nirugubbi}}
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{{Common names|en=Hygrophila|sa=Iksuraka|gu=Ekharo|hi=Kokolaksha|mr=Talimakhana|ta=Nirmuli|te=Nirugubbi}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Dravya===
 
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===Rasa===
 
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Madhura(Sweet)
 
 
 
===Guna===
 
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Guru(Heavy), Snigdha(Slimy)
 
===Veerya===
 
===Veerya===
 
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Sheeta(Cold)
 
===Vipaka===
 
===Vipaka===
 
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Madhura(Sweet)
 
===Karma===
 
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Vatapitta shamaka
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.easyayurveda.com/2017/03/07/kokilaksha-asteracantha-longifolia/ Chemical constituent]</ref>
  
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://examine.com/supplements/asteracantha-longifolia/ Asteracantha longifolia on examine.com]
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* [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2010000500025 Asteracantha longifolia on scielo.br]
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225303958_Asteracantha_longifolia_L_Nees_Acanthaceae_Chemistry_traditional_medicinal_uses_and_its_pharmacological_activities_-_A_review Asteracantha longifolia on researchgate.net]
 
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Asteracantha longifolia is a source of the ayurvedic drug. The seeds are acrid, bitter, aphrodisiac, tonic, sedative, used for diseases of the blood.

Uses

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

The plant gave lupeol stignasteril and hydrocarbons, the seed gave sterols and the flowers have apegenin glucuronide.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada NA
Hindi Kokolaksha
Malayalam NA
Tamil Nirmuli
Telugu Nirugubbi
Marathi Talimakhana
Gujarathi Ekharo
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Iksuraka
English Hygrophila


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura(Sweet)

Guna

Guru(Heavy), Snigdha(Slimy)

Veerya

Sheeta(Cold)

Vipaka

Madhura(Sweet)

Karma

Vatapitta shamaka

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Chemical constituent
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation"]

External Links