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'''Lantana camara''' is a scrambling, thorny, evergreen shrub. It can grow up to 2 metres tall and perhaps 2.5 metres wide. Some forms of the plant are able to climber into other plants for support and thus reach greater heights. The plant is widely used in domestic medicine. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental in tropical gardens, where it is also grown as a hedge plant. This herb is belongs to Verbenaceae family.
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Skin itches}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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===Food===
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Lantana camara can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains  triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Lantana|gu=|hi=Raimuniya|kn=Kaadujola, Kasuthi hoo|ks=|ml=|mr=Tantani|pa=|ta=Unnichedi|te=Pulikampa}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
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===Dravya===
 
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Lantana camara Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-B and C; Saponins; Tannins; Flavonoids; Glycosides; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
==Habit==
 
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==Identification==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Grows in a wide variety of habitats in the tropical and subtropical zones. It has succeeded in areas where the annual rainfall is around 750mm, though is then usually found along creek lines<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Lantana camara is available through November to May<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Plantation crops}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist habitats}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.imedpub.com/articles/chemical-constituents-and-toxicity-assessment-of-the-leaf-oil-oflantana-camara-linn-from-tamilnadu-regions.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lantana+camara Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:315</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.91, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Lantana_camara_(Lantana).htm Lantana camara on lucidcentral.org]
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* [https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/lantana_camara.htm Lantana camara on lucidcentral.org]
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* [http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/lantana-camara/ Lantana camara on plants.ifas.ufl.edu]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 11 November 2021

Lantana camara 2.jpg

Lantana camara is a scrambling, thorny, evergreen shrub. It can grow up to 2 metres tall and perhaps 2.5 metres wide. Some forms of the plant are able to climber into other plants for support and thus reach greater heights. The plant is widely used in domestic medicine. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental in tropical gardens, where it is also grown as a hedge plant. This herb is belongs to Verbenaceae family.

Uses

Skin itches, Wounds, Leprosy, Scabies, Tuberculosis, Asthma, Toothache, Headache, Inflammation, Gonorrhoea, Leucorrhoea.[1]

Food

Lantana camara can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw.[2]

Parts Used

Stems, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins etc.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaadujola, Kasuthi hoo
Hindi Raimuniya
Malayalam
Tamil Unnichedi
Telugu Pulikampa
Marathi Tantani
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Lantana

[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

Nutritional components

Lantana camara Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-B and C; Saponins; Tannins; Flavonoids; Glycosides; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc[2]

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

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, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

Grows in a wide variety of habitats in the tropical and subtropical zones. It has succeeded in areas where the annual rainfall is around 750mm, though is then usually found along creek lines[6]. Lantana camara is available through November to May[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Plantation crops, Moist habitats.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.91, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. Chemical constituents
  4. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:315
  5. [Morphology]
  6. Cultivation

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