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Medicago sativa - Ashvabala

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[[File:75 Medicago sativa L.jpg|thumb|right|''Ashvabala'',''Alfalfa'']]
 Ashvabala, Alfalfa, '''Medicago sativa(bitanical name), Safed Musli or Rajko (Hindi), Kudirai masal or Kollu (Tamil) also called lucerne, ''' is a perennial [[flowering plant]] in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.In ancient India, Ayurvedic texts prescribe the use of Alfalfa seeds and sprouts for improving blood cell production and it's leaves and stem as a good source of protein and minerals.Alfalfa is widely grown throughout the world as forage for cattle, and is most often harvested as hay, but can also be made into silage, grazed, or fed as greenchop.  
==Uses==
{{Uses|relieve Relieve water retention}}, {{Uses|arthritisArthritis}}, {{Uses|ulcersUlcers}}, {{Uses|purifying Purifying the blood}}, {{Uses|food Food digestion}}, {{Uses|assimilationAssimilation}}, {{Uses|kidney Kidney problems}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|OilSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=lusarne Lusarne soppu, vilaayiti Vilaayiti hullu|ml=|sa=ashvabalaAshvabala|ta=kutirai Kutirai macal |te=|hi=lusan Lusan ghas|en=Alfalfa, bastard Bastard medic}} ==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==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cutting}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
For cultivation of alfalfa, land should be well-plowed. Farm manure could be applied six weeks before planting, with additional manurings as top dressing after every third cutting. Crop is propagated by seed. As seeds have hard coat, they should be scarified or soaked in water before sowing.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|western HimalayasWestern himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open Open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty Moisty soil area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Medicago_sativa.html "purdue university"Chemistry]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30234961-2 Morphology]</ref><ref name="kew scienceCultivation details">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Medicago_sativa.html Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://desidawaiya.com/shop/herbal-plants/ashvabala-medicago-sativa/Medicago sativa on desi dawaiya]* [http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/medicago_sativa.htmMedicago sativa on tropical forages]* [http://eol.org/pages/703652/detailsMedicago sativa on encyclopedea of life]* [https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Medicago+sativa Medicago sativa-plants for future]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
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