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'''Habenaria intermedia''' is a perennial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock with annual stems that can be from 25 - 50cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
'''Habenaria intermedia''' is a perennial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock with annual stems that can be from 25 - 50cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==

Latest revision as of 17:18, 30 October 2020

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Habenaria intermedia is a perennial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock with annual stems that can be from 25 - 50cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Cough, Fever, Asthma, Leprosy, Skin diseases, General debility, Emaciation, Anorexia, Cataplexy, Insanity, Gout.[1]

Parts Used

Roots, Young leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Vriddhi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Vriddhi
English Intermediate Habenaria


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

[3]

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

Seeds, Division in autumn.

How to plant/cultivate

Orchids are, in general, shallow-rooting plants of well-drained low-fertility soils. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open grassland, Moist temperate forest, Especially of Quercus species, Open grassland, On Exposed areas.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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