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Datura stramonium

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Datura stramonium is an erect often much-branched, annual to short-lived perennial plant that can grow up to 2 metres tall. Thorn apple is a popular traditional medicine with a long history of use. It is harvested from the wild, both as a medicine and also as a source of materials. It is cultivated commercially as a medicinal plant, mainly to supply active compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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

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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

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

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