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Secamone emetica

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Secamone emetica

Secamone parvifolia is a scrambling or climbing shrub producing twining stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Uses

Toothache, Headache, Dysentery, Abdominal pain, Stomach ache, Snakebites, Severe cough, Scabies[1].

Parts Used

Leaf, Fruit[1].

Chemical Composition

Secamone emetica contains the Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Steroids, Terpenoids, Triterpenoids, Tannins, Saponins, Phenols, Coumarins, Glycosides[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Siranige Hambu
Hindi Kondapala
Malayalam NA
Tamil NA
Telugu NA
Marathi NA
Gujarathi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Angaravalli
English Areca nut

[1]

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

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season is May to August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is May to August

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed.

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1227, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  2. Journal paper from National Library of Medicine
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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