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'''Elephantopus scaber''' is an erect, perennial herb growing up to 80 cm tall. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often gathered from the wild. The leaves are also sometimes eaten locally.
 
'''Elephantopus scaber''' is an erect, perennial herb growing up to 80 cm tall. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often gathered from the wild. The leaves are also sometimes eaten locally.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Oedema}}, {{Uses|Urethral discharges}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}.
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{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Oedema}}, {{Uses|Urethral discharges}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elephantopus+scaber Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elephantopus+scaber Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name=“Karnataka Medicinal Plants”>"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.153, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
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Revision as of 10:13, 9 December 2021

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Elephantopus scaber is an erect, perennial herb growing up to 80 cm tall. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often gathered from the wild. The leaves are also sometimes eaten locally.

Uses

Asthma, Coughs, Pulmonary diseases, Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Oedema, Urethral discharges, Venereal diseases, Skin diseases[1].

Parts Used

Young leaves[1].

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hakkarike
Hindi Samdudri
Malayalam Anayatiyan
Tamil Anashovadi
Telugu Enugabira
Marathi Hastipata
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Gojivha
English Elephant Foot


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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Occurs in grasslands, Wasteland, Roadsides, Along fields, Forest borders.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Karnataka Medicinal Plants
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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