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[[File:Blumea balsamifera Blanco2.403-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|''Kukundara'', ''Blumea balsamifera'']]
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|fevers}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|stomach spasms}}
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Stomach spasms}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|flowers}}.
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Flavonoids, dimethylether, trihydroxy, dimethoxyflavonone<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Ngai Camphor oil consists almost entirely of l-borneol. It is redistilled to obtain the refined camphor for use in medicine. The dried leaves contain sesquiterpene lactones. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=Kukuraadra|ml=Banga-chappa, Sombong|sa=Kukkura-dru, Kukundara, Tamracuda|ta=Cuvarru mullanki, Kattu mullani, Narak-karantai|te=|hi=Kakoranda, Kukronda|en=Ngai camphor}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}}
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{{Habit|Evergreen shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry fields}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Dry fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Ao men zhi wu zhi (2006.12) (19561235570).jpg
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Ao men zhi wu zhi (2006.12) (19561235570).jpg|Whole herb
 
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Blumea balsamifera (2).JPG|Flower
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Blumea balsamifera (3).JPG|Leaves
Blumea balsamifera (2).JPG
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Blumea balsamifera Blanco2.403-cropped.jpg|Drawing of Blumea balsamifera
 
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Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) leaf.jpg|Leaves
 
Blumea balsamifera (3).JPG
 
 
 
 
Blumea balsamifera Blanco2.403-cropped.jpg
 
 
 
 
 
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79078:blumea-balsamifera-linn-dc&catid=704:b "globe in med"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf "Chemical Constituents"]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200023545 "eflora.org"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200023545 "plant description"]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+balsamifera "palnts for future"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+balsamifera "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
 
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159930/ Phytochemical compositions of volatile oil from Blumea balsamifera]
 
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159930/ Phytochemical compositions of volatile oil from Blumea balsamifera]
 
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Revision as of 11:41, 24 June 2019

Kukundara, Blumea balsamifera

Kukundara is a flowering plant belonging to the Blumea genus, Asteraceae family. Kukundara is also known as Blumea balsamifera, sambong, kakoranda, bhamaruda, etc.

Uses

Wounds, Fever, Rheumatism, Headache, Cold, Blotches, Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach spasms

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Ngai Camphor oil consists almost entirely of l-borneol. It is redistilled to obtain the refined camphor for use in medicine. The dried leaves contain sesquiterpene lactones. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kukuraadra
Hindi Kakoranda, Kukronda
Malayalam Banga-chappa, Sombong
Tamil Cuvarru mullanki, Kattu mullani, Narak-karantai
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kukkura-dru, Kukundara, Tamracuda
English Ngai camphor


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple oblong 15-18 × 3.5-5 cm, abaxially densely silky-lanate, adaxially rugose and pilose with blunt multicellular hairs

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5 veins 10-12 pairs. Capitula 6-7 mm, in spreading pyramidal panicles, pedunculate

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong 4-6 mm clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Central florets yellow many {{{6}}}

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

A plant of the tropics and subtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to 2,200 metres[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry fields, Grasslands, Mountain slopes, Thickets, Roadsides.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links