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'''Gray globemallow''' with the common names Sphaeralcea incana and soft globemallow, is a desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
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'''Gray globemallow''' with the common names Sphaeralcea incana and soft globemallow. It is a desert plant in the mallow family Malvaceae.
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Urinary tract and lungs}}, {{Uses|Upper intestinal tract}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Common colds}}, {{Uses|Flu}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Urinary tract}}, {{Uses|Upper intestinal tract}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Common colds}}, {{Uses|Flu}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
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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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<ref name="Leaf">[https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbsherbaceous/gooseberryleaf-globemallow Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Sphaeralcea+incana Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:299</ref>
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 12 August 2020

Gray globemallow with the common names Sphaeralcea incana and soft globemallow. It is a desert plant in the mallow family Malvaceae.

Uses

Urinary tract, Upper intestinal tract, Cough, Common colds, Flu, Wounds, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.

Common names

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


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

sub shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Gooseberry-leaf globemallow leaves are circular in outline and deeply parted into 3-5 thin lobes which are again deeply cleft

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1 inch long coral to orange 5 The bell-shaped calyx is fairly densely covers with star-shaped hairs

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Schizocarp 1-2 inch With hooked hairs many {{{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

Sphaeralcea species from western N. America are generally species of warm[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:299
  2. Plant description
  3. Cultivation details

External Links