| Ailment
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Diabetes +
, Baldness +
, Bone fractures +
, Pneumonia +
, Gonorrhea +
, Hypertension +
, Eye swelling +
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| Ailment type
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Infectious diseases +
, Accidents +
, Systemic disorders +
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| Class
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Equisetopsida +
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| Common name
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Branched Horsetail +
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| Division/Phylum
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fern +
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| Endemic Eastern Ghats
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false +
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| Endemic Himalayan
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false +
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| Endemic Western Ghats
|
false +
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| Family
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Equisetaceae +
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| Genus
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Equisetum +
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| Habitat details
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It is a helophyte, an aquatic plant and grows in regularly flooded region. It is sometimes also found in shallow waters. It is often found dormant and can form extensive stands +
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| Header caption
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Equisetum ramosissimum growing on road side +
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| Header image
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Equisetum ramosissimum2.JPG +
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| IUCN status
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Not Evaluated +
|
| Medicinal molecular basis
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No +
|
| Medicinal significance
|
Yes +
|
| Medicinal system
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Ayurveda +
, Folk Medicine +
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| Medicinal use description
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This plant has been used in India for seve … This plant has been used in India for several centuries as a medicine against skin wounds. Either the whole plant or the stem is used. Decoction of the whole plant and dried stems are believed to have liver-cleansing and diuretic properties. They are also believed to relieve hypertension, eye swelling and gonorrhea.
Among the islanders of the Indian Ocean, the whole plant is also used for diabetes,baldness, bone fracture and pneumonia.tes,baldness, bone fracture and pneumonia. +
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| Modern scientific knowledge description
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''E. ramosissimum'' is known to be toxic a … ''E. ramosissimum'' is known to be toxic at high dosage. One study on horses indicates that Equisetum species have a high content of the enzyme thiaminase. Upon being eaten, the enzyme is released in the animal's gut and causes degradation of Vitamin B1 or thiamine. A high dose can lead to avitaminosis and deathgh dose can lead to avitaminosis and death +
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| Native species
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No +
|
| Order
|
Equisetales +
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| Page creation date
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21 May 2010 +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
|
| Species name
|
w:Equisetum ramosissimum +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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| Categories |
Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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23 November 2010 03:57:00 +
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