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Eleutherococcus senticosus - Siberian ginseng

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Eleutherococcus senticosus, Siberian ginseng

Eleutherococcus senticosus is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia. It is often colloquially referred to as Siberian ginseng, eleuthero or ciwujia. E. senticosus has a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known as cì wǔ jiā.

Uses

Stress, Anexity, Snakebites, Menopausal problems, Geriatric debility.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

dihydroxybenzoic acid, Eleutheroside[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Kirschner long 3.5-12cm, with spines or no thorns; leaflets 5, thin 4 or 3, petiole 0.5-2cm long, brown hair

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long purple-yellow 5 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
ovoid-globose 8 mm styles persistent, ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Oct With hooked hairs single {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a light warm open loamy humus-rich soil and a position sheltered from north and east winds[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed and coniferous mountain forests, forming small undergrowth or groups in thickets and edges, high forest riparian woodland.

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