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Sutherlandia frutescens - Balloon pea

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Sutherlandia frutescens 01.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|cancerCancer}}, {{Uses|HIV/AIDS}}, {{Uses|TB}}, {{Uses|heartburnHeartburn}}, {{Uses|gastritisGastritis}}, {{Uses|oesophagitisEsophagitis}}, {{Uses|joint Joint pain}}.
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=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==
{{Habit|branched Climber shrub}}
==Identification==
==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==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|dry regions of IndiaGrassland area}}, {{Commonly seen|sea coastSavannah area}}, {{Commonly seen|dry zone in Sri LankaOpen Ground area}}. 
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/ParolParolan.html "philippines plantsConstituents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1362 "flora and faunda plantsmorphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherlandia_frutescens "wikipedeaCultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=130 Sutherlandia frutescens on pza.sanbi.org]* [http://pza.sanbi.org/lessertia-frutescens Information and links on Sutherlandia frutescens]* [https://www.sutherlandia.org/uses.html Sutherlandia frutescens on Leaders in Natural Traditional African Medicines]* [http://www.herbalafrica.co.za/sutherlandiap.html Sutherlandia frutescens on herb garden]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
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