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Liquidambar orientalis

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Liquidambar orientalis arboretum Breuil 1.jpg

Liquidambar orientalis is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 10.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Cough, Strokes, Infantile convulsions, Coma, Heart disease, Pruritis, Cancer, Scabies, Wounds, Ulcers.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits, Bark, Roots.

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

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, Suckers in early spring.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a moist but not swampy loam in a sheltered position. Prefers a neutral to acid soil. Grows poorly on shallow soils overlying chalk.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Flood plains, Marshy places, Valley sides near streams.

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References

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

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