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Martynia annua - Tiger's claw

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{{stub}}[[File:Martynia annua.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Martynia annua''']]'''Martynia annua''' which is commonly known as cat's claw, tiger's claw, or iceplant. However, the name 'iceplant' may also refer to members of the unrelated plant family Aizoaceae.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Sorethroat}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Skin affections}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.<ref name="UsesKarnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeed}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Qualitative phyto-chemical analysis of whole plant extracts of Martynia annua reveals the presence of glycosides, tannins, carbohydrates, phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=ಹುಲಿ ಉಗುರು Huli Uguru, ಗರುಡ ಮೂಗು ಮುಳ್ಳು Garuda Mugu Mullu, ಹುಲಿ ನಖ Huli Nakha|ksml=Pulinakham, Kakka-chundu, Puli-nakham|mlsa=काकनसा Kakanasa|mrta=Chappotta|pate=Sima ippacettu|tahi=हाथाजोड़ी Hatha-jori, Baghnakh, Hathajori, Ulat-kanta|teen=Tiger's claw, Snake's head, Devil's claw}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Long shurb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Cordiform|Opposite-decussate, Acute / Cordate, Sinuate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Large|Purple with yellow throat|In axillary or terminal racemes, Flowering throughout the year|Flowering season is August to December}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|An ovoid drupe||2 apical curved beaks spilitting into 2 valves; seeds oblong|Mature Fruit Colour is Brown||Fruiting season is August to December}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Erect subshrubs to 1 m tall, glandular-hairy all over. Leaves 8-20 x 6-19 cm, broadly ovate to suborbicular, base cordate, margin sinuate-dentate, apex acute, chartaceous, palmately 5-nerved from base; petiole 8-14 cm long.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
File:Martynia annua 01.JPG|Leaves
File:Martynia annua 08.JPG|Flowers
 
File:Martynia annua MS4207.JPG|Fruit
File:Martynia annua MHNT.BOT.2016.12.41.jpg|Seed
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Journal Paper from Researchgate - Martynia annua L.: A Review on Its Ethnobotany, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"]Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 268</ref>
<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">["Morphology"https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33168 Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref><ref name="UsesKarnataka Medicinal Plants">Indian ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by CDr.PM.KhareR. Gurudeva, Page No.387, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=13&preview=true&searchTextMenue=Martynia+annua&search=Wikitemplate Martynia annua on west african plants]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33168 Martynia annua on India Bio diversity]* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Devils%20Claws.html Martynia annua on Flowers of India]* [https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.115499 Martynia annua on cabi Digital library]  
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