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Ayyapana

Submitted by admin on 19 August 2024
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Scientific name
Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Common name
Ayyapana
Malayalam name
അയ്യപ്പന

Description

  1. Habit : Herb
  2. Habitat : Grown as medicinal plant
  3. Leaves : simple, opposite, narrowly elliptic
  4. Achenes : narrowly oblong,
  5. Flowering & Fruiting: January-March
How to use
  1. The leaves are used in ulcer, cough, asthma, fever, stomach troubles, piles, skin irruptions and scabies.
Parts used
Leaves
Uses

Cardiotonic and digestive.

Propagation & Cultivation

It is propagated by seeds.It grows well in warm,humid tropical climates and well-drained, fertile, loamy soil is ideal.