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Specimen profile
Shalaparni
Desmodium gangeticum · Fabaceae
Skt · Shalaparni — “Having leaves like the Shala tree”Hindi · SarivanMal · OovilaTam · Moovilai
A primary Dashamoola herb used as a tonic to strengthen the heart and nervous system.
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It is a small perennial sub-shrub with a woody stem and oblong leaves. In Ayurveda, it is praised as 'Angamardaprashamana' (reliever of body aches) and is a vital 'Balya' (strength-promoting) herb.
Identification markers
Single-foliate leaves (though belonging to the pea family), purple or white small flowers in terminal racemes, and small jointed pods (lomentums).
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta
Guna
Guru, Snigdha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Madhura
Prabhava
Hridya (Cardiotonic)
Dosha effect
VPK-
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