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'''Diospyros melanoxylon''' is a medium-sized tree or shrub that can be deciduous in drier localities and evergreen in moister ones. It can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be 60cm in diameter.Mental disorders
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Mental disorders}}, {{Uses|Nervous breakdowns}}, {{Uses|Palpitations of the heart}}, {{Uses|Urinary diseases}}, {{Uses|Blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}.
  
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Diospyros melanoxylon can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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Diospyros melanoxylon Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
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A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Diospyros melanoxylon is available through February-April<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Dry deciduous forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Tectona grandis forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Mixed forests}}.
  
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diospyros+melanoxylon Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.69, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265568 Diospyros melanoxylon on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Coromandel%20Ebony.html Diospyros melanoxylon on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/diospyros-melanoxylon.html Diospyros melanoxylon on naturalmedicinefacts.info]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 27 October 2021

Diospyros melanoxylon.jpg

Diospyros melanoxylon is a medium-sized tree or shrub that can be deciduous in drier localities and evergreen in moister ones. It can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be 60cm in diameter.Mental disorders

Uses

Mental disorders, Nervous breakdowns, Palpitations of the heart, Urinary diseases, Blood diseases, Skin diseases, Diarrhoea.

Food

Diospyros melanoxylon can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw[1].

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Nutritional components

Diospyros melanoxylon Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[1].

Habit

Evergreen tree

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

Cultvation Details

A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres[4]. Diospyros melanoxylon is available through February-April[1].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry deciduous forest, Tectona grandis forests, Mixed forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.69, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

External Links