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Pentapetes phoenicea
Pentapetes phoenicea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It contains a single species, Pentapetes phoenicea, called the noon flower and occasionally cultivated.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, phenolics, coumarins and triterpenoids in leaf, stem and root extracts.[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | |
Hindi | Dupahariya |
Malayalam | Uchchamalari |
Tamil | Nagappu |
Telugu | Makinaccettu |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Madhyadina, Bandhuka |
English | Scarlet Mallow, Copper Cups |
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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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Simple | Linear | The leaves are alternate, 6-10 cm in length, toothed at the margins, usually having the broad, pointed base, and tapering to a pointed tip. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Bisexual | Open around noon | Light red | Scarlet flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves with 5 large, deep rose, and show petals. 2.5-3.5 cm across, and close the following dawn |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Simple Fruit | Rounded | The fruit is a 5-valved, hairy capsule, about 1 centimeter in diameter. The seeds, which are not winged | 8-12 in two series in each cell. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Needs specific temperature: 70ºF - 75ºF Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, lightly covering with soil [4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Astringent
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antibilious
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antiphlegmonous
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herbs
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland forest
- Herbs
- Malvaceae