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Sanskrit Name : Nirgundi Latin Name : Vetex negundo Habitat : All over India Morphology : A shrub or small tree Leaves - Tri or penta-foliolate;leaflets lanceolate,entire or crenate,glabrate,dark above and pale beneath,central leaflets larger.Leaves on crushing give a typical smell. Flowers - In lateral cymes,small,cluster,bluish purple. Fruits - drupaceous and black when ripe. Seeds - obovate or oblong.Seeds - obovate or oblong. Flowering and fruiting between March-August.
Due to strong (pungent) odour,it is used as a mosquito and bed bug repellant.Also prevents insect growth in stored food grains(insecticidal). A parasitic plant grows on nirgundi in rainy season which is useful in mahakustha. Also effective in guneaworm infestation. In large doses it vitiates pitta and therefore causes pitta disorders.
Indicative Price
Nirgundi's Raw Herb - Rs.450
Nirgundi's Oil - Rs.1,800
Nirgundi's Extract - Rs.2,250
1. Susruta - 2 types Swetapuspa & Nilapuspa.
2. Dalhana - 2 types Nirgundi & Sindhuvara.
3. Dhanvantari Nighantu - 2 types Sweta & Nila.
4. Bhavamishra - 2 types Swerapuspa (Sindhuvara) & Nilapuspa. (Nirgundi)