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Polygala sibirica

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Polygala sibirica is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Uses

Spermatorrhoea, Blood pressure, Coughs, Bronchitis, Insomnia, Infantile convulsions, Amnesia, Sexual impotency.[1]

Parts Used

Young leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains dimethoxyacetophenone, Evofolin, Salicylic acid, Trans-sinapic acid methyl ester, Trimethoxycinnamic acid methyl ester, Trimethoxycinnamic acid, Hydroxy, Trimethoxy-flavone, Sinapylalcohol-4-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside, Syringaresinol, Medioresinol, Pinoresinol.[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

Perennial

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, Cuttings of young shoots.

How to plant/cultivate

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. It is a very variable plant.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open slopes in the Himalayas, Dry calcareous slopes.

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References

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

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