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Capsicum annuum - Katphala
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Chilli is considered as one of the best spices used in Kitchen. Chillies are used in cooking, pickles and chutney. Red chillies are used as dried as well as powder both in vegetarian and no-vegetarian cooking. Due to its universal use, it is known as “the Queen of Spices”.
Contents
Uses
cold, fevers, asthma, digestive problems, Skin eruptions, sprains, unbroken chilblains, neuralgia, pleurisy[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Capsaicin, a red colouring matter, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Agrimony |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Elliptical to lanceolate, with smooth margins (entire) |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | around 1.5 cm | Yellow | 5 | The small flowers are borne singly or, rarely, in pairs in the axils |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berries pod | 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | Ripening to green, yellow, orange, red, or purple | But with no sutures—that vary considerably in size and shape | many | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
landscape in vegetable gardens, landscape as cultivated, tender, herbaceous annual.
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References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedUses - ↑ "Phytochemicals and Constituents of Capsicum"
- ↑ "brief summary of chillis"
- ↑ [Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Seashore, Specimen. Requires a very warm sunny position and a fertile well-drained soil "cultivation details"]
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat digestive problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin eruptions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat sprains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat unbroken chilblains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat neuralgia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat pleurisy
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Stout herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of landscape in vegetable gardens
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of landscape as cultivated, tender, herbaceous annual
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