[[File:Eupatorium triplinerve.jpg|thumb|right|''vishalyakarni'', ''Eupatorium triplinerve'']]
'''Eupatorium triplinerve''' is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine. The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doses and laxative when taken in quantity.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Poisoning}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Colitis}}, {{Uses|Chronic fevers}}, {{Uses|Enlarged abdomen}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}
The herb is stimulant==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity. A hot infusion is emetic and diaphoretic. Decoction of the leaves is antiseptic and haemorrhange and to clean foul ulcers.{{Parts Used|Stem}} ==Chemical Composition==The leaves contains an essential oil and the coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=Aiyappana, Mrithasanjeevani|sa=Vishalyakarni, Ayaparnah|ta=Ayappani|te=Gurivinda or Guriginja|hi=Ayapan, Ayaparna|en=Ayapana tea}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Pitta===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Sub shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Opposite|Smooth|Opposite, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate and 5 to 8 centimeters long}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|6 to 13 millimeters|Pink|Bearing about 20 pink flowers|Pappus is about 3 millimeters long}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Fruit are achenes|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}} ==How to plant/cultivate==The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees. ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist locations}} ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Ayapanatriplinervis.jpg|LeavesFile:Eupatorium triplinerve 01.JPG|FlowersFile:Flore médicale des Antilles, ou, Traité des plantes usuelles (Pl. 203) (8182108856).jpg|IllustrationFile:അയ്യപ്പന-ചെടി.jpg|Leaves </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/10/ayapana-eupatorium-triplinervis/ Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265395 Morphology]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/ayapan-eupatorium-triplinerve Eupatorium triplinerve on planet ayueveda]* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/ayapana-eupatorium-triplinerve-herb-information-and-medicinal-uses/327/ Ayapana (Eupatorium triplinerve) Herb Information and Medicinal Uses]* [http://ayapana.blogspot.in/ Eupatorium triplinerve-charecteristics]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ayapana+triplinervis Triplinervis on useful trophical plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Asteraceae]]
