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Oldenlandia umbellata

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Oldenlandia umbellata is a small, annual plant. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and dye. It used to be an important source of a red dye before the large-scale production of synthetic dyes started at the end of the 19th Century. It was commonly gathered from the wild and was also at one time often cultivated as a dye plant.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains eleven known compounds, hedyotiscone B (2), cedrelopsin (3), pheophorbide A methyl ester (4), deacetyl asperuloside (5), scandoside methyl ester (6), asperulosidic acid (7), scandoside (8), nicotinic acid (9), 6α-hydroxy geniposide (10) anthragallol 1,2-dimethyl ether (11) and anthragallol.[2]

Common names

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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a well-drained, deep sandy soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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