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Pericampylus glaucus

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Pericampylus glaucus is a climbing plant with slender, woody stems that can be 10 metres or more long, growing from a tuberous rootstock that can be up to 30cm in diameter. The stems climb into the surrounding vegetation, supporting themselves by twining. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and binding material.

Uses

Swollen spleen, Fever, High fever, Coughs, Asthma, Headache, Hair loss, Conjunctivitis, Snakebites.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

Study of aerial parts yielded four new hasubanane-type alkaloids, periglaucines A-D (1-4), three known alkaloids, norruffscine (5), (-)-8-oxotetrahydropalmatine (6), and (-)-8-oxocanadine.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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

Evergreen climber

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Grows well in full sun, though young plants appreciate some shade.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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