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| − | + | '''Astragalus gummifer''' is a low-growing, thorny, deciduous shrub. This plant is one of the many species of Astragalus that produce tragacanth gum - a substance with many uses in medicine, as a food additive and in industry. | |
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Tumours}}. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Gum}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | <ref name="chemical composition"/> | + | It contains different nutritional constitutes like moisture, ash and total acidity in methanolic extract of A. gummifer was detected. In proximate screening highest ratio of ash (35.1 ± 2.0 %) indicating a richest bio-resource of vitamins. While the values for moisture (13.5±1.10%) and total acidity (0.009±0.0001%) indicating its valuable properties.<ref name="chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
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===Dravya=== | ===Dravya=== | ||
===Rasa=== | ===Rasa=== | ||
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===Guna=== | ===Guna=== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Requires a dry well-drained soil in a sunny position[1, 238]. Succeeds in poor soils.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| − | {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen| | + | {{Commonly seen|Dry sub-alpine slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry valleys}}. |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
| − | <ref name="chemical composition">[ | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://biomedres.us/fulltexts/BJSTR.MS.ID.003387.php#:~:text=extract%20of%20A.-,gummifer.,%2C%20Cr%2C%20Cu%20and%20Ni. Chemical costituents]</ref> |
| − | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> | |
| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Astragalus+gummifer Cultivationz]</ref> |
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| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395923/ Astragalus gummifer on ncbi.gov] |
| − | * [ ] | + | * [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Astragalus+gummifer Astragalus gummifer on the ferns.info] |
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/astragalus-gummifer.html Astragalus gummifer on natural medicine facts.info] |
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
[[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | [[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:41, 13 August 2020
Astragalus gummifer is a low-growing, thorny, deciduous shrub. This plant is one of the many species of Astragalus that produce tragacanth gum - a substance with many uses in medicine, as a food additive and in industry.
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
Parts Used
Gum.
Chemical Composition
It contains different nutritional constitutes like moisture, ash and total acidity in methanolic extract of A. gummifer was detected. In proximate screening highest ratio of ash (35.1 ± 2.0 %) indicating a richest bio-resource of vitamins. While the values for moisture (13.5±1.10%) and total acidity (0.009±0.0001%) indicating its valuable properties.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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[1, 238]. Succeeds in poor soils.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Dry sub-alpine slopes, Grassland, Dry valleys.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Chemical costituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivationz
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Tumours
- Herbs with Gum used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry sub-alpine slopes
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry valleys
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
