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[[File:Euphorbia hirta NP.JPG|thumb|right|''Euphorbia hirta'', ''Asthma-plant'', ''Dugdhika'']]
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'''Dugdhika''' is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Coryza}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Worm infestations}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
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'''Dugdhika''' (sometimes called '''asthma-plant''') is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb. It is also called as '''Euphorbia hirta''', '''Sudauparni''', '''Kempuneneyakki''',<ref name="common names"/> etc
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole plant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Alkanes, Triterpenes, Phytosterols, Tannins, Polyphenols, and Flavanoids<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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This erect or prostrate annual herb can get up to 60 cm long with a solid, hairy stem that produces an abundant white latex. There are stipules present. The leaves are simple, elliptical, hairy (on both upper and lower surfaces but particularly on the veins on the lower leaf surface), with a finely dentate margin. Leaves occur in opposite pairs on the stem. The flowers are unisexual and found in axillary cymes at each leaf node. They lack petals and are generally on a stalk. The fruit is a capsules with three valves and produces tiny, oblong, four-sided red seeds. It has a white or brown taproot.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Akkegida|ml=Nelapalai|sa=Nagarjuni, Pusitoa|ta=Amman Pacharisi|te=Nanabala|hi=Lal Dudhi|en=Equirity}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
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== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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*Decoction of dry herbs is used for skin diseases.
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===Dravya===
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*Root decoction is also used in the treatment of nursing mother deficient in milk.<ref name="uses"/> 
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===Rasa===
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*The roots are used for snake bites.<ref name="uses2"/> 
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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==Common name==
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''Hindi'''- Dudhi
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|A small wiry straggler}}
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Opposite|4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, oblong-lanceolate, with a pointed tip and a finely toothed margin}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="common names">[http://parisaramahiti.kar.nic.in/medicinal_plants_new/med%20plants/p95.html "Sudauparni-parisaramahiti"]</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ "Euphorbia hirta"]</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses2">"Williamson EM. China: Churchill Livingstone; 2002. Major Herbs of Ayurveda."</ref>
 
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</references>  
 
  
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== External Links ==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Greenish or pinkish|Peduncles reddish brown|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_hirta Euphorbia_hirta-Wikipedia]
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Globular clusters|Inflorescence dense, globular clusters|Hairy, 3-lobed capsule, 1.25-2 x 1.5 mm, splitting into three||1-seeded|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a light well-drained moderately rich loam in an open sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Waste places in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated fields in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist open places}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Starr 060416-7665 Chamaesyce prostrata.jpg|Leaves
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File:Starr 070221-4735 Chamaesyce prostrata.jpg|Leaves
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File:Euphorbia prostrata.jpg|Fruit
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File:Starr 080604-5940 Chamaesyce prostrata.jpg|Flower and fruit
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/21355 Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Euphorbia+hirta Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.223, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/euphorbia-hirta Euphorbia Hirta on science direct]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13880200701214748AntimalarialFlavonolGlycosidesfromEuphorbiahirta Euphorbia Hirta on tandfonline.com]
  
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 13:03, 8 March 2023

Dugdhikā

Dugdhika is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb.

Uses

Cough, Coryza, Bronchitis, Asthma, Worm infestations, Dysentery, Jaundice, Pimples, Gonorrhoea, Digestive problems, Tumours[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Whole plant[1]

Chemical Composition

Alkanes, Triterpenes, Phytosterols, Tannins, Polyphenols, and Flavanoids[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Akkegida
Hindi Lal Dudhi
Malayalam Nelapalai
Tamil Amman Pacharisi
Telugu Nanabala
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Nagarjuni, Pusitoa
English Equirity

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

A small wiry straggler

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Opposite 4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, oblong-lanceolate, with a pointed tip and a finely toothed margin

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Greenish or pinkish Peduncles reddish brown Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Globular clusters Inflorescence dense, globular clusters Hairy, 3-lobed capsule, 1.25-2 x 1.5 mm, splitting into three 1-seeded Fruiting throughout the year

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

Prefers a light well-drained moderately rich loam in an open sunny position[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste places in lowland, Cultivated fields in lowland, Moist open places

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Fruit

  • Flower and fruit

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.223, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. ↑ Chemistry
  3. ↑ Plant description
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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