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'''Withania coagulans''' is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. Within the Withania genus W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Paneer booti/Ashutosh booti) are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda. | '''Withania coagulans''' is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. Within the Withania genus W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Paneer booti/Ashutosh booti) are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda. | ||
| + | ==Uses== | ||
| + | <ref name="Uses"/> | ||
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| + | ==Parts Used== | ||
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| + | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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| + | ==Common names== | ||
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| + | <ref name="Common names"/> | ||
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| + | ==Properties== | ||
| + | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
| + | ===Dravya=== | ||
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| + | ===Rasa=== | ||
| + | ===Guna=== | ||
| + | ===Veerya=== | ||
| + | ===Vipaka=== | ||
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| + | ===Karma=== | ||
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| + | ===Prabhava=== | ||
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| + | ==Habit== | ||
| + | {{Habit|Shrub}} | ||
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ===Leaf=== | ||
| + | {{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Shoots rigid, greyish-green, stellate-tomentose. Leaves 3-8 x 1.4-3.5 cm, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, cuneate, leathery, nerves faint. Petiole 5-10 mm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> | ||
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| + | ===Flower== | ||
| + | {{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary|Pale yellow|| calyx cupular-campanulate, stellate-tomentose; lobes 1.5-2.5 mm long, acute. Corolla exceeding calyx, campanulate, stellate-tomentose outside, yellowish Within. Stamens included. Stigma subexserted. Male flowers: stamens ± subexserted. Anthers c. 3.5 mm long; filaments 2.0 mm long. Female flowers: stamens included. Anthers smaller than in male flowers. Style glabrous.}} | ||
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| + | ===Fruit=== | ||
| + | {{Fruit|Berry|10-12 mm broad||globose, red, included in fruiting calyx|Seeds c. 2.5 mm broad. reniform, brown, minutely rugose-reticulate to ± smooth}} | ||
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| + | ===Other features=== | ||
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| + | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
| + | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
| + | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| + | {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. | ||
| + | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| + | <ref name="Cultivation details"/> | ||
| + | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| + | {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub Tropical area}}, | ||
| + | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name="Uses">[ Uses]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242426281 Botonic description]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Common names">[ Vernacular names]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Cultivation details">[ Cultivation details]</ref> | ||
| + | </references> | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Solanaceae]] | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 14 June 2019
Withania coagulans is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. Within the Withania genus W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Paneer booti/Ashutosh booti) are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 =Flower
- 9 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 10 Where to get the saplings
- 11 Mode of Propagation
- 12 How to plant/cultivate
- 13 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 14 Photo Gallery
- 15 References
- 16 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Shoots rigid, greyish-green, stellate-tomentose. Leaves 3-8 x 1.4-3.5 cm, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, cuneate, leathery, nerves faint. Petiole 5-10 mm long. |
=Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary | Pale yellow | calyx cupular-campanulate, stellate-tomentose; lobes 1.5-2.5 mm long, acute. Corolla exceeding calyx, campanulate, stellate-tomentose outside, yellowish Within. Stamens included. Stigma subexserted. Male flowers: stamens ± subexserted. Anthers c. 3.5 mm long; filaments 2.0 mm long. Female flowers: stamens included. Anthers smaller than in male flowers. Style glabrous. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | 10-12 mm broad | globose, red, included in fruiting calyx | Seeds c. 2.5 mm broad. reniform, brown, minutely rugose-reticulate to ± smooth | {{{6}}} |
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
Tropical area, Sub Tropical area,
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [ Uses]
- ↑ [ Vernacular names]
- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ [ Cultivation details]
