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giriparpat in Ayurveda - Podophyllum hexandrum

giriparpat :

Podophyllum hexandrum

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Podophyllum
Species: Podophyllum hexandrum


Allied species:

P. emodi


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Vanyakarkati
English: Indian Podophyllum.Himalayan May Apple
Hindi: Bakrachimaka, Bhananbakra, Papra, Papri;
Bengali: Papra;
Marathi: Padmel, Patnel;
Gujarathi: Venivel;
Punjabi: Papri, Vankakri.
French: pomme de mai
German: Himalaya-Maiapfel


Varities:

Two species of the genus Podophyllum are known as growing in China while Podophyllum Emodi, which inhabits the interior ranges of the Himalayas and is very abundant in Cashmere, is recognized in the Br.

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