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Grangea maderaspatana

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Grangea maderaspatana is an annual or occasionally perennial prostrate herb sending out shoots up to 30cm long from a woody taproot. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Earache, Indigestion, Womens problems, Wound healing[1]

Parts Used

Leaves[2]

Chemical Composition

α-humulene (46.3%), β-caryophyllene (9.3%), α-copaene (8.2%), β-myrcene (4.3%), Z(E)-α-farnesene (3.7%), and calarene (3.5%)[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಾದಾರಿ Dodda gaadaari
Hindi Mustaru
Malayalam Nilampala
Tamil Masipathri
Telugu Mastaru
Marathi Mashipatri
Gujarathi Jhinkimudi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Madras absinth, Madras carpet

[4]

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

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season is December to May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is December to May

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

[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Damp places, River-banks, Seasonal river-beds.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.469, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  3. National center for biotechnology information
  4. Common names
  5. [Morphology]
  6. [Cultivation]

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