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Pluchea indica

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{{stub}}[[File:Starr 010206-0237 Pluchea indica.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Indian sage''' is an evergreen, slender, erect, much-branched shrub, growing 1 - 3 metres tall. A popular herbal remedy within its native range, it is gathered from the wild and also traded locally, especially for its use as a diuretic. The plant also provides edible leaves, and is cultivated in gardens as a hedge.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Lumbago}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Other pulmonary problems}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesShoots}}, {{Parts Used|RootInflorescences}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains twelve compounds were identified as multiflorenol, valenc, hydroxy, glucoside, tetrahydroxy-flavone, glucoside, trihydroxyflavone, glucoside, tetrahydroxy-flavone, mannopyranoside, epipinoresinol, pinoresinol etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the lowland tropics. Grows best on fertile soils.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Along the sea shore}}, {{Commonly seen|Tidal streams}}, {{Commonly seen|On swamps}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|On clayish soil}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287337730_Chemical_constituents_of_Pluchea_indica_II Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pluchea+indica Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php?plantid=0026&bname=Pluchea%20indica Pluchea indica on bioinformation.in]* [ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5c9a/159688a4286845e95805151652b4ff5d8c27.pdf Pluchea indica on semanticscholar.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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