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'''Sauropus androgynus''' is a botanical name of '''Multivitamin Plant'''. It is commonly known as '''''Katuk, star gooseberry and sweat leaf'''''. Malaysia is the home town of Katuk. Katuk has very useful plant which is used in food and it contains many health benifitory factors. Hence it is called as Multivitamin Plant.  
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'''Sauropus androgynus''' is a botanical name of Multivitamin Plant. Malaysia is the home town of Katuk. Katuk has very useful plant which is used in food and it contains many health benifitory factors. Hence it is called as Multivitamin Plant.  
  
==Plant Discription==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|lungs problems}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|urinary problems}}, {{Uses|relieve congestion}}, {{Uses|eye infections}}, {{Uses|erythema}}, {{Uses|measles }}, {{Uses|dysuria}}
  
Star gooseberry  is a multiusable shrub, which grow around about 2 to 3.5 c.m height. Its multiple upright stems can reach 2.5 meters high and bear dark green oval leaves 5–6 cm long.  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
==Useful parts of the plant==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Adenosine,deoxy, methylsulphinyl‐adenosine, and uridine, two flavonol dioside, β‐D‐glucosyl, Rhamnosyl‐kaempferol, glucosyl, glucosyl‐kaempferol, and one rare flavonol trioside, glucosyl, glucosyl, rhamno‐syl‐kaempferol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
*'''Leaves, Root and Stem'''.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
==Medicinal Uses==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
*'''Lack of Vitamins''' -  The person who sefers from low vitamins in a body, by consuming  raw katuk leaves every day or adding a  spoon of honey to the two spoon of katuk leaves juice and consuming it in the empty stomach, in every morning will give a good result.
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
  
*Katuk is also used for coocking purposes.
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate|Foliar Apex is Acuminate and Foliar Base is Cuneate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
==common name==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Red|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
*'''English''' – Vitamin Plant
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===Fruit===
*'''Kannada''' – ಚಕ್ರಮುನಿ 
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|7–10 mm|Mature Fruit Colour(s) is Purple, Red, White|Dehiscent Dry Fruit|}}
  
==External link==
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===Other features===
  
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropus_androgynus wikipedia]
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the tropics, where it is well adapted to lowland conditions but can also be cultivated at elevations up to 4,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Slopes with brushwood}}, {{Commonly seen|sunny forest}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jccs.199700024 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2427 "plant morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sauropus+androgynus "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [http://survivalgardener.com/katuk-sweet-leaf-bush/ Sauropus androgynus on survival gardener.com]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sauropus+androgynus Sauropus androgynus on Useful Tropical Plants]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564651/ Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. Induced Bronchiolitis Obliterans: From Botanical Studies to Toxicology]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 15:31, 6 June 2018

Multivitamin Plant


Sauropus androgynus is a botanical name of Multivitamin Plant. Malaysia is the home town of Katuk. Katuk has very useful plant which is used in food and it contains many health benifitory factors. Hence it is called as Multivitamin Plant.

Uses

coughs, lungs problems, fever, urinary problems, relieve congestion, eye infections, erythema, measles , dysuria

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Adenosine,deoxy, methylsulphinyl‐adenosine, and uridine, two flavonol dioside, β‐D‐glucosyl, Rhamnosyl‐kaempferol, glucosyl, glucosyl‐kaempferol, and one rare flavonol trioside, glucosyl, glucosyl, rhamno‐syl‐kaempferol[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate Foliar Apex is Acuminate and Foliar Base is Cuneate

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Red 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit 7–10 mm Mature Fruit Colour(s) is Purple, Red, White Dehiscent Dry Fruit {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the tropics, where it is well adapted to lowland conditions but can also be cultivated at elevations up to 4,000 metres[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Slopes with brushwood, sunny forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links