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Echinops echinatus

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{{stub}}[[File:Echinops echinatus-4-jodhpur-India.JPG|thumb|right]]'''Echinops echinatus''' is an erect, spiny, annual plant with branches spreading widely from the base, It grows from a taproot, it can reach 30 - 100cm tall. It is a xerophytic herbaceous plant<ref name="NCBI - NLM Usnakantaka"/>. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for use as a medicinal herb in India. It is sold in local markets. This plant is belongs to Asteracea family. <ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Hysteria}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Scrofula}}, {{Uses|Various eye problems}}, {{Uses|Brain disease}}, {{Uses|Chronic fever}}, {{Uses|Pains in the joints}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Inflammations}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa='Ushnakantaka'|en=Globe thistle|gu=|hi=|kn=ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡೆ, Brahmadande|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Alternately arranged|Oblong|Deeply pinnatified}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Spherical|3-5cm across|White|Surrounded by straight}}
===Fruit===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil of low to medium fertility.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
 <ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 174</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Echinops+echinatus Cultivation]</ref><ref name="CultivationPlant family"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:237</ref><ref name="UsesNCBI - NLM Usnakantaka">Indian Medicinal Plants by CEthnomedicinal review of Usnakantaka (Echinops echinatus Roxb.) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.Pnih.Kharegov/pmc/articles/PMC4557238/]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Globe%20Thistle.html Echinops echinatus on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]* [ https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/echinops-echinatus.html Echinops echinatus on naturalmedicinefacts.info]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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