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[[File:Nerium oleander flowers leaves.jpg|thumb|right|''Ashvaghna, Karavira'']]
'''Karavira''' consists of dried leaves of Nerium indicum Mill. It is a large evergreen woody shrub with milky Juice. It is found throughout the year in upper Gangetic plains, Himalayas, from Nepal to Kashmir upto 2000 m. Central and Southern India, also cultivated near temples and gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Hayamaaraka, Harapriya|en=Indian Oleander|gu=Kanera, Karena, Karen|hi=Kaner|kn=Kanagalu, Kanagile|ks=Gandeela, Gandula|ml=Kanave eram, Arali, Kattalari|mr=Kanher|pa=Kaner|ta=Arali, Alari, Aatrulari|te=Ganneru}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Properties==
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Whorls of 3|10-15 x 1-2 cm, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends, acuminate, thick coriaceous, midrib prominent, nerves numerous; petiole 5-7.5 mm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|Greenish yellow|5|Flowers white, pink or dark red, single or double in cultivated, form, fragrant 3-4 cm across, peduncle and pedicel hairy, bracts small, 5-7.5 mm long}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Follicle|12-20 cm x 7:5 mm long||Seeds brown with bristles}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Manikya ras]]
* [[Chitrakadi taila]]
* [[Brihat Marichadi taila]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Cuttings can be used to propagate Oleander.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Nerium oleander 2 2018-06-17.JPG|Leaves
File:Jardin des Plantes @ Paris (27933681020).jpg|Flowers
File:Nerium oleander20130119 41.jpg|Seeds
File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 1378.jpg|Fruits
File:Nerium oleander 5Dsr 3609.jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 85.</ref>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/14/nerium-indicum-karavira-benefits-usage-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Common names]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/14/nerium-indicum-karavira-benefits-usage-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://ijpsr.com/bft-article/phytochemical-and-pharmacological-potential-of-nerium-oleander-a-review/?view=fulltext Chemical constituents]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosApocynaceae]]
