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'''Adhakpuspi''' is an Indian medicinal plant found in the Indian subcontinent. These are widely distributed as a weed throughout India. They grow to an altitude of about 1500 m in the Himalayas and it is used as a fertiliser and as an herbal medicine.  
 
'''Adhakpuspi''' is an Indian medicinal plant found in the Indian subcontinent. These are widely distributed as a weed throughout India. They grow to an altitude of about 1500 m in the Himalayas and it is used as a fertiliser and as an herbal medicine.  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin dise}}, {{Uses|Snake bite}}
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{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin dise}}, {{Uses|Snake bite}}, {{Uses|Dairrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysmenorrhea}}, {{Uses|Abortion case}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Chemical constituent investigations have indicated that Cajanus cajan leaves are rich in flavonoids and stilbenes. They also contain saponins, conspicuous amount of tannins, and moderate quantities of reducing sugars, resins and terpenoid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The seed of the plant contains lenoleic acid, Oleic acid, palmatic acid.The leaves cotains hexaconase, Ethylhexacosanoate, Ethylester and 21, 24 Hexacosadeinoic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Athomukhi, Kattetumbesoppu|ml=Kilukkamtumpa|sa=Adhapushpi|ta=Kulittaitumpai, Kallutaitumpai|te=Guvagatti|hi=Anadhahuli, Chotakulpha|en=Indian Borage}}
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{{Common names|kn=Athomukhi, Kattetumbesoppu|ml=Kilukkamtumpa|sa=Adhapushpi|ta=Kulittaitumpai, Kallutaitumpai|te=Guvagatti|hi=Anadhahuli, Chotakulpha|en=Indian Borage}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Stony dry wastelands}}, {{Habit|Roadsides}}.
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{{Habit|Herb}}.
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|tri-foliolate,lanceolate| Leafs are 2.5-13.5 cm long to 1-5.5 cm wide. The leaflets are green above and a silvery grey-green beneath and are covered on their lower surfaces in small yellow glands}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Oblong-lanceolate| Leaf Apex is Acite and its base is Acute-auriculate.it has entire leaf margin}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|yellow, papilionaceous|Typical of species belonging to the Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae, and resemble, for example, the pea ( Pisum sativum ) flower. Each flower has 10 stamens, 9 of which are fused into a partial tube, with the tenth stamen free. The ovary is positioned above the sepals, petals and stamens. The style is curved}}.
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{{Flower|Unisexual|4-8cm long|Blue||Flowering from September-November and January-March}}.
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|straight or sickle|2-13 cm long x 0.5-1.5 cm|The seeds are 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, brown, purplish, black or mottled.  
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{{Fruit|Smooth||Smooth on the outer and rugosely pitted on the inner face.|In almost free, 4 nutlets||Fruiting throughout the year.}}
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|seeds many}}
 
  
 
===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|Cuttung}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Seed germinate in about 2 weeks. Quite frequently (in India) pigeon pea is grown mixed with other crops or grown in alternate rows with rows of sorghum, groundnuts, sesame, cotton, pineapples, millets or maize.For pure crops pigeon pea should be sown 2.5–5 cm deep in rows 40–120 cm by 30–60 cm.About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. Plants show little response to fertilizers.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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The plant is found as a weed in many areas of the tropics and subtropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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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:Cajanus cajan.jpg
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File:Adha3.jpg|Flower
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File:Cajan2.jpg
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File:Trichodesma indicum 01.jpg|Flower
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File:Cajan3.jpg
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File:Trichodesma indicum 06.jpg|Leaves
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File:Cajan4.jpg
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File:Trichodesma indicum in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7917.jpg|Whole plant
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File:Cajan5.JPG
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<references>
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255353/ "journal of advance pharmaceutical technology"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/02/01/trichodesma-indicum/ Easy ayurveda]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1152177-2 "kewscience"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33327 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cajanus_cajun.html "purdue university"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trichodesma+indicum Trophical plants]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.49, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
 
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</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/diseases-pigeon-pea Pigeon pea on Agropedia]
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* [https://easyayurveda.com/2017/02/01/trichodesma-indicum/ Indian Borage on easyayurveda.com]
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* [https://plantvillage.org/topics/pigeon-pea/infos Pigeon pea on PlantVillage]
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* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-plant-indian-borage-trichodesma-indicum/210/ Indian Borage on bimbima.com]
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* [https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cajanus_cajun.html Cajanus cajun - purdue.edu]
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* [http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/herb/trichodesma-indicum Indian Borage on eflora of gandhinagar.in]
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* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/22444 Cajanus cajun on Feedipedia]
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* [http://www.ijbttjournal.org/volume-5/issue-1/IJBTT-V5P601.pdf Indian Borage on ijbtt journal.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Boraginaceae]]

Latest revision as of 10:55, 3 April 2022

Comfrey

Adhakpuspi is an Indian medicinal plant found in the Indian subcontinent. These are widely distributed as a weed throughout India. They grow to an altitude of about 1500 m in the Himalayas and it is used as a fertiliser and as an herbal medicine.

Uses

Arthritis, Anorexia, Dysentery, Skin dise, Snake bite, Dairrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Abortion case[1].

Parts Used

Whole plant, Roots[1].

Chemical Composition

The seed of the plant contains lenoleic acid, Oleic acid, palmatic acid.The leaves cotains hexaconase, Ethylhexacosanoate, Ethylester and 21, 24 Hexacosadeinoic acid.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Athomukhi, Kattetumbesoppu
Hindi Anadhahuli, Chotakulpha
Malayalam Kilukkamtumpa
Tamil Kulittaitumpai, Kallutaitumpai
Telugu Guvagatti
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Adhapushpi
English Indian Borage

[1]

Habit

Herb.

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oblong-lanceolate Leaf Apex is Acite and its base is Acute-auriculate.it has entire leaf margin

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 4-8cm long Blue Flowering from September-November and January-March

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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Smooth Smooth on the outer and rugosely pitted on the inner face. In almost free, 4 nutlets Fruiting throughout the year.

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

The plant is found as a weed in many areas of the tropics and subtropics.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Himalayas, Cultivated fields, Dry stony wastelands, Black cotton soil.

Photo Gallery

  • Flower

  • Flower

  • Leaves

  • Whole plant

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.49, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. ↑ Easy ayurveda
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ Trophical plants

External Links

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