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Uraria alopecuroides

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Uraria lagopodioides is a prostrate or spreading herbaceous perennial plant with stems up to 60cm long. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is also sometimes cultivated as a green manure crop.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

The roots of the plants mainly contain alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, glycosides, proteins, steroids, tannins and phytosterols.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Murele Honne, Ondele honne
Hindi Pithavan, Dabra
Malayalam Orila
Tamil Oripai
Telugu Kolakuponna
Marathi Pithvan, Prushnipamee
Gujarathi Pithavan
Punjabi
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Prishniparni, Prithakparni
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Katu (Pungent), Amla (Sour), Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Sara (Unstable)

Veerya

Ushna (Heating)

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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