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Vitex negundo

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Uses

Cough, Diarrhoea, Backache, Joint pain, Stops gum bleeding, Toothache, Arthritis, Joint pain.[1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Deciduous Shrub

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

Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Vitex negundo can be grown in warm temperate to tropical areas, succeeding at elevations from sea level to around 2,000 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range of 600 - 2,000mm. It can tolerate short-lived temperatures falling down to about -10°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed thickets.

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References

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

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