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Ferula jaeschkeana - Hiṅgupatrī

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Hiṅgupatrī consists of dried leaf of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke. It is a perennial herb, producing a bunch of radical leaves around the base of the flowering axis and distributed in north-western Himalayas, on dry sunny slopes between 2000 and 3900 m. abundant in Kashmir, Ladakh and Lahaul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.

Uses

Asthma, Whooping cough, Flatulent colic, Pneumonia, Bronchitis.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Terpenoids, Cardiac Glycosides, Saponins, Phenolics[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Doddahingina Balli
Hindi Hingupatri
Malayalam Kayam, Penungayam, Perungkayam
Tamil Inguva, Perungayam
Telugu Hingo Patramu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Hiṇguparṇī, Hṇgupatrikā, Bāṣpikā
English


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṭu

Guna

Tīkṣṇa

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Hṛdya, Pācana, VātaKaphahara, Rucikara

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

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

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

  • Kumāryāsava

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in most soils[1]. Requires a deep fertile soil in a sunny position. This species is not hardy in the colder areas of Britain, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Cultivated Beds, Grassy slopes.

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References

  1. Constituents
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni.
  3. Cultivation detail

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