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Pluchea indica
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
Fever, Lumbago, Asthma, Other pulmonary problems, Colds, Skin diseases, Haemorrhoids, Dysentery, Leucorrhoea.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains twelve compounds were identified as multiflorenol, valenc, hydroxy, glucoside, tetrahydroxy-flavone, glucoside, trihydroxyflavone, glucoside, tetrahydroxy-flavone, mannopyranoside, epipinoresinol, pinoresinol etc.[2]
Common names
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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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Flower
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the lowland tropics. Grows best on fertile soils.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Lumbago
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Other pulmonary problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Haemorrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucorrhoea
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Shoots used in medicine
- Herbs with Inflorescences used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
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