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Sauropus androgynus - Vitamin Plant

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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 Vitamin Plant


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.

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