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Liquidambar formosana

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Liquidambar formosana is a deciduous tree growing around 12 metres tall. The crown is wide and pyramidal shaped when young, but eventually grows to a rounded or irregular form. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 1.5 metres in diameter.

Uses

Cancerous growths, Skin diseases, Arthritis, Lumbago, Oedema, Oliguria, Decreased milk production, Skin diseases.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Stem, Fruits, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It's leaves contains gallic acid (1), p-hydroxy-benzoic acid (2), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Hindi
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Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
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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

Deciduous 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, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Layering in the autumn.

How to plant/cultivate

Liquidambar formosana is a plant of moist areas in the subtropics to tropics and is not generally very frost-tolerant.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Warm temperate zones, Growing in woodland, In open country, Moist forests.

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References

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

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