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Ashmahabhedah

Ashmahabhedah is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of Kerala.

Uses

Sudorific, Diuretic, Piles, Diabetes, Venereal diseases, Kidney stone, Bladder stones, Cancer, Diuretic, Astringent.

Parts Used

Roots, Stem.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical study yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, and nutrients (amino acids and protein) - Roots have yield allantoin and a sterol, rhabdiol.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Paashaanabheda
Hindi	Pashanabhed
Malayalam	Kallurvanci
Tamil	Ceppunerinji
Telugu	Pashanabhedi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Ashmahabhedah
English	Aquatica Rotula

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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Alternate	Oblong-oblanceolate	Leaves alternate or fascicled, 1-2 x 0.5 cm

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Solitary	Calyx 3.5 mm long 5-partite	Corolla pink	Stamens 5	Flowers are 5 mm long, 7 mm across, campanulate, 5-lobed. Carpels are five in number

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome				{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Tuber segment.

How to plant/cultivate

The more common species of Ashmahabhedah are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Eastern trophical area, Southern trophical area, Western trophical area.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Flowers
Habit
Fruits
Flower and fruit

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Constituents"

[Leaf-2] "Diagnostic"

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