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Eugenia uniflora

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Eugenia uniflora is a variable, evergreen shrub or small tree with a dense canopy, that grows 6 - 12 metres tall. The crooked bole branches from low down, it can be 30 - 50cm in diameter. The plant often produces suckers and can create dense thickets.

Uses

Colds, Influenza, Chest cold, Coughs, Fevers, Blood pressure.[1]

Parts Used

Fruit.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Air layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Brazil cherry succeeds in warm temperate to tropical areas, up to an elevation of 1,800 metres in the tropics.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Light sandy stream banks, Limestone thickets, Semi-deciduous forests.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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