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Glycine max
Glycine max is an erect, much-branched, annual plant that sometimes produces twining stems that climb into the surrounding vegetation. It can grow upto 20 - 200cm tall. The deep taproot is branched up to 2 metres long with lateral roots spreading horizontally to a distance of up to 2.5 metres in the upper 20cm of the soil.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Colds, Fevers, Headaches, Insomnia, Irritability, Snakebite, Blindness, Opacity of the cornea, Granular haemorrhoids, Smallpox ulcers.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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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
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
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
How to plant/cultivate
Glycine max is a plant of the subtropics, but its cultivation extends from the tropics to as far north as latitude 52°N.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
seeds
ripe fruits: legume
plants
habitus
fruits
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headaches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Insomnia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Irritability
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snakebite
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blindness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Opacity of the cornea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Granular haemorrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Smallpox ulcers
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Mature seeds used in medicine
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland thickets
- Herbs
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