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'''Leea indica''' is an erect shrub to small tree, often with several stems. It usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 16 metres, with stems around 19cm in diameter. Plants are frequently stilt-rooted. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is locally cultivated in India and China for medicinal purposes. It is often grown as an ornamental and is also grown as a green manure.
 
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{{Uses|Severe cough}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Body pains}}, {{Uses|Dizziness}}, {{Uses|Body pains}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Sleeplessness}}, {{Uses|Muscular pain}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Intestinal cancer}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
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{{Common names|sa=Chatri|en=Bandicoot berry|gu=|hi=Kukur jihwa|kn=Gadhapatri|ks=|ml=Nakku|mr=Karkani|pa=|ta=Nalava|te=Amkador}}
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Swamp forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-montane forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Along rivers}}, {{Commonly seen|On limestone}}.
  
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://ayurwiki.org/index.php?title=Leea_indica&action=edit 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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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bandicoot%20Berry.html Leea indica on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/14130 Leea indica on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [https://www.greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/view/1602 Leea indica on greenpharmacy.info]
 
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Revision as of 16:55, 30 May 2020

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Leea indica is an erect shrub to small tree, often with several stems. It usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 16 metres, with stems around 19cm in diameter. Plants are frequently stilt-rooted. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is locally cultivated in India and China for medicinal purposes. It is often grown as an ornamental and is also grown as a green manure.

Uses

Severe cough, Fever, Headache, Body pains, Dizziness, Body pains, Fevers, Sleeplessness, Muscular pain, Leucorrhoea, Intestinal cancer.[1]

Parts Used

Young shoots, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Gadhapatri
Hindi Kukur jihwa
Malayalam Nakku
Tamil Nalava
Telugu Amkador
Marathi Karkani
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Chatri
English Bandicoot berry


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

Shrub

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, Cuttings, Air layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full or partial sun, preferring a moist, fertile, well-drained soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Swamp forests, Sub-montane forests, Along rivers, On limestone.

Photo Gallery

References

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

External Links