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Pilocarpus microphyllus

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Pilocarpus microphyllus is an evergreen shrub or small tree branching from low down. It grows 3 - 7 metres tall. An alkaloid isolated from the plant is commonly used in conventional medicine - the plant being gathered from the wild for this purpose. The leaves are also commonly used in herbal medicine.

Uses

Epilepsy, Convulsions, Gonorrhoea, Fever, Influenza, Pneumonia, Gastrointestinal inflammations, Kidney disease, Psoriasis, Neurosis.[1]

Parts Used

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

Chemical Composition

It contains alkaloids derived from L-tryptophan were also isolated from Pilocarpus species. Some examples are N,N-dimethyl-5-methoxy-triptamine (10) and N,N-dimethyl-triptamine (11) (known as DMT) obtained from P. organensis leaves; both have a CNS activity causing hallucinations.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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 shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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