Botanical name : Ureria picta Desv
Family : Leguminosae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Prshniparni, Kalashi, Dhamani, Mekhala, Deerghaparni, Upachitra, Snigdhaparni, Vedavahni
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha.
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Fox tail legume.
Hindi : Prshniparni
Malayalam : Banaras moovila, Banaras orila
Distribution – Throughout India in sandy regions waste lands.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small size perennial shrub grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Leaves are compound, having different shapes, with round base and elongated tapering end. Leaflets - 8 cm. long, and having white colored marks. The plant bears flowers in rainy season and seeds in autumn. Flowers are tiny, red-blue grow in terminal spikes. Fruits small, with kidney shaped yellow seeds, 1 to 12 in number.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, vata, dipsia, flatulence, general debility, poison, diarrhea, bleeding piles, fever, burning sensation and stomatitis
Useful parts : Whole plant.
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