#REDIRECT '''Gray globemallow''' with the common names Sphaeralcea incana and soft globemallow, is a desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae). ==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}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|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=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=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=={{Habit|sub shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Gooseberry-leaf globemallow leaves are circular in outline and deeply parted into 3-5 thin lobes which are again deeply cleft}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|1 inch long|coral to orange|5|The bell-shaped calyx is fairly densely covers with star-shaped hairs}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Schizocarp|1-2 inch||With hooked hairs|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Sphaeralcea species from western N. America are generally species of warm<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Sphaeralcea ambigua 1.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 4.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 5.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 10.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 11.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 12.jpgFile:Sphaeralcea ambigua 13.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="Leaf">[https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbsherbaceous/gooseberryleaf-globemallow "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Sphaeralcea+incana "cultivation details"]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [http://www.suncrestnurseries.com/pfts_show.php?id=sphai GSphaeralcea incana on sunsect nursuriea inc]* [https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=spin2 GSphaeralcea incana on plant database]* [https://www.quackingrassnursery.com/plant/Sphaeralcea- incana Gray globemallowquick in grass nurasry] [[Category:Herbs]]
