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Trichodesma indicum - Adhapuspi, Indian Borage

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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.
 
==Uses==
{{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|Whole plant}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Chemical constituent investigations have indicated that Cajanus cajan The seed of the plant contains lenoleic acid, Oleic acid, palmatic acid.The leaves are rich in flavonoids and stilbenes. They also contain saponinscotains hexaconase, conspicuous amount of tanninsEthylhexacosanoate, Ethylester and moderate quantities of reducing sugars21, resins and terpenoid24 Hexacosadeinoic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{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"/>
==Habit==
{{Habit|Stony dry wastelands}}, {{Habit|RoadsidesHerb}}.
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|triOblong-foliolate,lanceolate| Leafs are 2.5-13.5 cm long to 1Leaf Apex is Acite and its base is Acute-5.5 cm wideauriculate. The leaflets are green above and a silvery grey-green beneath and are covered on their lower surfaces in small yellow glandsit has entire leaf margin}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm 4-8cm long|yellow, papilionaceousBlue|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 |Flowering from September-November and stamens. The style is curvedJanuary-March}}.
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|straight or sickleSmooth|2-13 cm long x 0.5-1|Smooth on the outer and rugosely pitted on the inner face.5 cm|The seeds are In almost free, 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, brown, purplish, black or mottlednutlets||Fruiting throughout the year.  |seeds 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|Cuttung}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed germinate in about 2 weeks. Quite frequently (in India) pigeon pea The plant is grown mixed with other crops or grown found as a weed in alternate rows with rows many areas 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, the tropics and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. Plants show little response to fertilizerssubtropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Cajanus cajanAdha3.jpg|FlowerFile:Cajan2Trichodesma indicum 01.jpg|FlowerFile:Cajan3Trichodesma indicum 06.jpg|LeavesFile:Cajan4Trichodesma indicum in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7917.jpgFile:Cajan5.JPG|Whole plant
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://wwweasyayurveda.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcom/2017/pmc02/articles01/PMC3255353trichodesma-indicum/ "journal of advance pharmaceutical technology"Easy ayurveda]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[httphttps://powo.science.kewindiabiodiversity.org/taxonspecies/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1152177-2 "kewscience"show/33327 Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://wwwtropical.horttheferns.purdueinfo/viewtropical.eduphp?id=Trichodesma+indicum Trophical plants]</newcrop/duke_energy/Cajanus_cajun.html ref><ref name="purdue universityKarnataka 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>
</references>
==External Links==
* [httphttps://agropediaeasyayurveda.iitk.ac.incom/2017/02/content01/diseasestrichodesma-pigeon-pea Pigeon pea indicum/ Indian Borage on Agropediaeasyayurveda.com]* [https://plantvillagewww.orgbimbima.com/topicsayurveda/pigeonmedicinal-peaplant-indian-borage-trichodesma-indicum/210/infos Pigeon pea Indian Borage on PlantVillagebimbima.com]* [httpshttp://www.hortefloraofgandhinagar.purdue.eduin/newcropherb/duke_energy/Cajanus_cajun.html Cajanus cajun trichodesma- purdueindicum Indian Borage on eflora of gandhinagar.eduin]* [httpshttp://www.feedipediaijbttjournal.org/nodevolume-5/22444 Cajanus cajun issue-1/IJBTT-V5P601.pdf Indian Borage on Feedipediaijbtt journal.org] 
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Boraginaceae]]
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