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Casuarina equisetifolia

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Casuarina equisetifolia is an evergreen tree with a finely branched, feathery crown, usually growing from 6 to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 10 metres or more and 20 - 100cm in diameter.

Uses

Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Stomachache, Swelling.

Parts Used

Bark[1]

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kesarike, Gaalimara
Hindi Jaunglijaan
Malayalam Chavuku
Tamil Savukkumaram
Telugu Saruku
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit NA
English Hourse tail tree

[3]

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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season is August-Septemeber

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is August-Septemeber

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Common ru is adaptable to a wide range of conditions, being found from the semi-arid to subhumid tropics and subtropics, usually near sea level but succeeding under cultivation at heights up to 1,400 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found on sand dunes, Inland to lower hills.

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References

  1. "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.699, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 695
  4. Cultivation

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