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'''Pholidota articulata''', commonly known as rattlesnake orchids, Is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are clump-forming epiphytes or lithophytes with pseudobulbs, Each with a single large leaf and a large number of small, Whitish flowers arranged in two ranks along a thin, Wiry flowering stem that emerges from the top of the pseudobulb.
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'''Pholidota articulata''', commonly known as rattlesnake orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}.
 
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}.

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Pholidota articulata

Pholidota articulata, commonly known as rattlesnake orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Uses

Cough, Diabetes.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

9,10-dihydrophenanthropyrans, 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenes, phenanthrequinone, bibenzyls, stilbenes, triterpenoids, phenyl propanoids, lignans, diterpenoids, sterols, and aliphatic compounds. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Jointed Pholidota, Articulated Pholidota


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

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Leaves oblong-elliptic 6-15 cm, wide 2-4 cm.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual cream white Flowers 1.25 cm, May - august

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

The soil should have the ability to hold the moisture. The soil should also be free from calcium carbonate.


Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links