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'''Lepidium latifolium'''normally grows to between 30 centimeters and 1 meter, but may grow as tall as 2 meters. The plants have numerous woody stems, alternating waxy leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. It has an extensive root network, known to reach 9 feet in depth and constitute 40% of the total biomass of the plant.
 
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{{Uses|Liver diseases}}, {{Uses|Kidney diseases}}, {{Uses|Increases cardiac amplitude}}, {{Uses|Decreases frequency rhythm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}
  
 
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{{Common names|hi=Cansur, Chausaur|en=Perennial pepperweed, Tall whitetop}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
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==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Simple||Rosette leaves are long petiolate. Cauline (stem) leaves are alternate, 1-3 in. (2.5-7.6 cm) long and oblong.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|||Many|Flowering occurs in the late spring to summer, when flat, dense clusters of flowers develop at the apex of the flowering stem. Individual flowers are 4-petaled and white.}}
  
 
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{{Fruit||4-5 cm long|||The fruit is a round to oval hairy capsule that is 0.06 in. (1.5 mm) in diameter. It contains a single seed.}}
  
 
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Coasts}}
  
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3732271/ Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/lepidium-latifolium=dittander.php Cultivate]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242420054 Botanical description]</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=Abies+Webbiana.&gesp=11%7CAbies+webbiana+LINDL Abies Webbiana L on Envis.frlht.org]  
  
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<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 1 June 2020

Lepidium latifolium

Lepidium latifoliumnormally grows to between 30 centimeters and 1 meter, but may grow as tall as 2 meters. The plants have numerous woody stems, alternating waxy leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. It has an extensive root network, known to reach 9 feet in depth and constitute 40% of the total biomass of the plant.

Uses

Liver diseases, Kidney diseases, Increases cardiac amplitude, Decreases frequency rhythm, Skin diseases

Parts Used

Leaves, Root,Seeds

Chemical Composition

500 mg of leaves and roots of plants from all three locations were crushed using liquid nitrogen. Three different leaf positions viz. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada NA
Hindi Cansur, Chausaur
Malayalam NA
Tamil NA
Telugu NA
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit NA
English Perennial pepperweed, Tall whitetop


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Rosette leaves are long petiolate. Cauline (stem) leaves are alternate, 1-3 in. (2.5-7.6 cm) long and oblong.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Many Flowering occurs in the late spring to summer, when flat, dense clusters of flowers develop at the apex of the flowering stem. Individual flowers are 4-petaled and white.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
4-5 cm long The fruit is a round to oval hairy capsule that is 0.06 in. (1.5 mm) in diameter. It contains a single seed. {{{6}}}

Other features

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Salt marshes and wet sands on the south and east coasts.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Coasts

Photo Gallery

  • Habitat

  • Flower

  • Leaves

  • Whole plant

References

  1. ↑ Chemical composition
  2. ↑ Botanical description
  3. ↑ Cultivate

External Links

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