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Alangium salvifolium - Ankola, Sage leaved alangium
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Sage Leaved Alangium is a tall thorny tree native to India. It grows to a height of about 3 to 10 meters.The bark is ash colored, rough and faintly fissured. This tree is belongs to Alangiaceae family.[1]
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 Cultivation Details
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Piles, Dropsy, Hypertension, Diarrhoea, Fever, Back pain, Blood disorders, Rat bites, Leprosy, Skin diseases, Vomiting, Rheumatic pains, Snake bites, Rabbit bites, Dog bites.[2]
Food
Ankola can be used in food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw[3]
Parts Used
Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, Seeds, Ankol root bark, Ankol Oil.
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids, Alangimarckine, deoxytubulosine, ankorine, campesterol, episterol, stigmast-5,22,25-trien-3 β-ol, alangidiol and isoalangidiol. [4]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Ankolimara, Ansaroli, Arinjil, Ankol, ಅಂಕೋಲೇ ಮರ |
| Hindi | Ankol, Ankora, Dhera |
| Malayalam | Ankolam, Velittanti, Irinjil, Chemmaram |
| Tamil | Alangi, Ankolum, Atikoevam |
| Telugu | Ankolamu, Udagu, Urgen |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aṅkola, Dīrghakīla, Nikochaka, Tāmraphala, Gupta Sneha |
| English | Sage leaved alangium |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kaṭu, Kaṣāya, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Snigdha, Tīkṣṇa
Veerya
Uṣṇa
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Kaphahara, Recaka, Pārada, Mūtrala, Vāmaka, Jvaraghna.
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Ankola contains the Following nutritional components like Alkaloide - Alangimarckine, Ankorine, Alamarine, Alangimarine; Loganic acid and Alangiside, a monoterpenoid alkaloidal glucoside.[3]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Oblong | Leaf Arrangement is alternate |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | White | Flowering and fruiting is from February to June in axillary cymes or fascicles |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | 2-3 x 1-1.5 cm | Subglobose | 1 | Fruit turns red when ripe, Fruiting season is: February to May |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Cultivation Details
Fruits are depulped and seeds planted in beds or polybags. Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil and requires a position in full sun[7]. Ankola's availability period is from March to April[3].
Commonly seen growing in areas
Lowland rainforest, Riverine forest, Dry forests
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flower
Bud
Flower
Leaves
Fruit
References
- ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:45
- ↑ Kappathagudda Medicinal plants of Gadag book, Page no:50
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.19, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-21
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dropsy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hypertension
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Back pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rat bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatic pains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rabbit bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dog bites
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Ankol root bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Ankol Oil used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Stem cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland rainforest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Riverine forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry forests
- Herbs
- Alangiaceae
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
