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Nirgundi

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Sanskrit Name   : Nirgundi
Latin Name    : Vetex negundo
Habitat               : All over India.
Morphology

Nirgundi

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.
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)

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