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Rhamnus virgatus

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Rhamnus virgata is a much-branched, spiny, deciduous shrub or small tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow up to 6 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fuel.

Uses

Affections of the spleen.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains quercetin methyl ether isorhamnetin, as well as rhamnosin, Methyl quercetin, 3-O-methyl quercetin, and rhamnocitrin, were isolated from the aerial parts of Rhamnus lycoides etc.[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

Deciduous 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, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Cuttings of mature wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any reasonably good soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forest undergrowth, Open places along the margins of forests.

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References

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

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