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'''Sutherlandia frutescens''' is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments.It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.
 
'''Sutherlandia frutescens''' is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments.It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|HIV/AIDS}}, {{Uses|TB}}, {{Uses|heartburn}}, {{Uses|gastritis}}, {{Uses|oesophagitis}}, {{Uses|joint pain}}.  
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{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|HIV}}, {{Uses|TB}}, {{Uses|Heartburn}}, {{Uses|Gastritis}}, {{Uses|Esophagitis}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}.  
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
 
{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}}
 
{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}}
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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===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|branched shrub}}
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{{Habit|Climber shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|biternately compound, triangular in outline, papery-thin with serrate margins, lateral leaflets smaller than terminal leaflet}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.|12-20 seeds}}
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit||Mature Fruit Colour(s) [Angiosperms & Gymnosperms] is Brown|Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Capsule)|12-20 seeds}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|dry regions of India}}, {{Commonly seen|sea coast}}, {{Commonly seen|dry zone in Sri Lanka}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Grassland area}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah area}}, {{Commonly seen|Open Ground area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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Sutherlandia frutescens-PICT2442.JPG
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Sutherlandia frutescens-PICT2444.JPG
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
 
 
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/ParolParolan.html "philippines medicinal plants"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/ParolParolan.html "Constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "eol.ord"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1362 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherlandia_frutescens "wikipedea"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherlandia_frutescens "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=130 Sutherlandia frutescens on pza.sanbi.org]
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* [http://pza.sanbi.org/lessertia-frutescens Information and links on Sutherlandia frutescens]
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* [https://www.sutherlandia.org/uses.html Sutherlandia frutescens on Leaders in Natural Traditional African Medicines]
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* [http://www.herbalafrica.co.za/sutherlandiap.html Sutherlandia frutescens on herb garden]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 13 June 2019

Sutherlandia frutescens, cancer bush, Balloon pea

Sutherlandia frutescens is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments.It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.

Uses

Cancer, HIV, TB, Heartburn, Gastritis, Esophagitis, Joint pain.

Parts Used

Dried twigs, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Plant yields saponins, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidin, apigenin, phytosterols, glycosides and cardiac glycosides[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada āvarike
Hindi Tarwar
Malayalam
Tamil āvārai
Telugu taṃgēḍu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aaavartaki
English Avaram senna


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 shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
alternate stipulate biternately compound, triangular in outline, papery-thin with serrate margins, lateral leaflets smaller than terminal leaflet

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual White Flower Symmetry is Bilateral, Inflorescence Type is Panicle, Flowering Period is Free-Flowering and Flowering Habit is Polycarpic

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Mature Fruit Colour(s) [Angiosperms & Gymnosperms] is Brown Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Capsule) 12-20 seeds {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1m high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough plant, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland area, Savannah area, Open Ground area.

Photo Gallery

  • Lessertia diffusa and Lachenalia sp. in Richtersveld-South Africa.jpg
  • Lessertia diffusa-PICT2444.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Constituents"
  2. ↑ "morphology"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation"

External Links

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