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Grewia tenax

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Grewia tenax is a multi stemmed shrub up to 2m in height, bark smooth, grey, very fibrous so that twigs are hard to break.

Uses

Hair vermins, Colds, Chest complaints, Typhoid.

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kanger
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English White crossberry


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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Circuler in outline 1.5-4cm in diameter, Margins toothed and tri nerved at the base

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Solitary 1cm Long White Axillary placed, sepals long and axillary placed. Flowering season is February to August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Orange red at maturity with 1-4 spheroid lobes Fruiting season is February to August

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 211
  3. [Cultivation]

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