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Betula alnoides
Betula alnoides is a deciduous tree with a rather open crown. It grows uptoto 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 60cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of timber etc.
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 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Snake bites, Dislocated bones.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Compounds having antimicrobial activity obtained from plant sources are useful because they are new sources against antibiotic resistance.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Bhojpatra |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Bhojpatra |
| English | Himalayan Birch |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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
How to plant/cultivate
A tree mainly of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, it is also found in the tropics at moderate elevations in areas such as northern Vietnam.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Pure stands in secondary forests, Pure stands in secondary forests, Deep loamy soils, Dry evergreen hill forests.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dislocated bones
- Herbs with Inner bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Young bark used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Pure stands in secondary forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deep loamy soils
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry evergreen hill forests
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