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Pterocaulon sphacelatum

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Pterocaulon sphacelatum, Applebush

Pterocaulon sphacelatum is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Australia where it is known as "Fruit-salad Plant" as well as other Aboriginal names.

Uses

Cold, Influenza, Asthma, Cough, Skin eruptions, Blotches, High blood pressur, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Apple Bush, Fruit Salad Bush


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Small plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oblong The leaves are oblanceolate to oblong, obtuse or occasionally acute, 1 – 5 cm long, 0.3 – 1.5 cm wide, crenate or entire

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 3 mm Whitish to pink 5-20 The outer bracts are spatulate, and the inner ones linear-lanceolate

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Learly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown {{{6}}}

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

Spring planting is recommended in central and northern areas. Where fall and winter weather is generally mild and moist, fall planting is successful.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry grasslands, Roadside weed.

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