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'''Lippia alba''' is a species of Flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae. It is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Heart problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Cleanse the bladder}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
  
'''Lippia alba''' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
== Description ==  
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==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains an essential oil composed principally of dihydrocarvone. Other compounds include limonene, pinene, linalol, and camphor.
  
The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. Common names include bushy matgrass,<ref name="int"/> bushy lippia, hierba negra,<ref name="int2"/> and pitiona. It is a multi-branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Leaves measure 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) in length and 0.9 to 2 cm (0.35 to 0.79 in) in width and are opposite or in threes. Flowers with white, pink, or light blue-purple corollas form on spikes 2 cm (0.79 in) long.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Bushy Lippia, Bushy mat grass}}
  
== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
*Bushy lippia is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers.<ref name="int2"/>
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===Rasa===
*The leaves are used for flavoring foods, such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico
 
*The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
==Common name==
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===Guna===
  
* '''Kannada''' - ಕರಿಅರಿಶಿನ
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===Veerya===
  
== References ==
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===Vipaka===
  
<references>
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===Karma===
<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?22367 "Taxon: Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson"]</ref>
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<ref name="int2">[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/lippiaalba.htm  "Bushy Lippia, White-flowered Lippia, Hierba Negra, Hierba del Negro, Hierba Buena, Alfombirlla, Cidrilla, Oregano de Burro, Salva do Brasil, Salva Colorado, Te de Castilla, Toronjil de Espana Mirto, Juan slama, Salvia, Sonora, Mastranto, Te del Pais, Te de Maceta, Te del Pan Lippia alba (L. geminata)"]</ref>
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===Prabhava===
<ref name="uses">"Lippia alba Prontoalivio, Erva cidreira, juanilama, Melissa". United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. January 2005.</ref>  
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Aromatic shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Opposite|Elliptic-oblong|Leaves are 4-9 x 2-4 cm, thick-chartaceous lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, the lowest pair longer and prominent, nerves impressed above, raised below.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Ovate-lanceolate|1.5 cm|Pinkish-white|Stamens 4|Flowers zygomorphic, 5-merous, subsessile, aggregated in elongate}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Pear-shaped|2 x 1.5 mm hard|Bushy Lippia is native of South America, naturalized in parts of India|With hooked hairs|2-seeded}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a position in full sun in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Lippia alba (11627884485).jpg
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Lippia alba 01.jpg
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Lippia alba 02.jpg
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Lippia alba 03.jpg
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Lippia alba 04.jpg
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Lippia alba 05.jpg
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Lippia alba 06.jpg
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Lippia alba var. lanceolata.jpg
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Lippia alba.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bushy%20Lippia.htmll Flowers of india]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lippia+alba Cultivation Details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
 
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bushy%20Lippia.html Lippia alba on flowers of india]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippia_alba Lippia alba-Wikipedia]
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* [https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjmp.2012.334.340 Lippia alba on Research Journal of Medicinal Plants]
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* [http://thinkinglaymen.org.in/plant_details.php?id=531Plant Characteristics of Lippia alba]
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* [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/lippia-alba.html Lippia alba on natural medicine facts]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Verbenaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:35, 4 June 2020

Lippia alba, bushy matgrass

Lippia alba is a species of Flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae. It is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Uses

Heart problems, Fever, Stomachache, Cleanse the bladder, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains an essential oil composed principally of dihydrocarvone. Other compounds include limonene, pinene, linalol, and camphor.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Bushy Lippia, Bushy mat grass


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

Aromatic shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Opposite Elliptic-oblong Leaves are 4-9 x 2-4 cm, thick-chartaceous lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, the lowest pair longer and prominent, nerves impressed above, raised below.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Ovate-lanceolate 1.5 cm Pinkish-white Stamens 4 Flowers zygomorphic, 5-merous, subsessile, aggregated in elongate

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Pear-shaped 2 x 1.5 mm hard Bushy Lippia is native of South America, naturalized in parts of India With hooked hairs 2-seeded {{{6}}}

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

Prefers a position in full sun in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links