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Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra is a deciduous tree with a pagoda-shaped, thin crown. It can become a very large tree, capable of reaching a height of 70 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 100 - 300cm in diameter. it is usually spiny, and sometimes has prominent buttresses.
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
Uterine bleeding, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Oedema, Diarrhoea, Dysmenorrhoea, Hypertension[1]
Parts Used
Seeds, Tender leaves, Flowers, Wood ashes[1]
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Doodi hatti. Buruga |
| Hindi | Saphed semal |
| Malayalam | Mullilla pappulu |
| Tamil | Ilavu Maram |
| Telugu | Buruga |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Shwetha shalmali |
| English | Copec plus, White silk cotton tree |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from January to March |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from January to March |
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 plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres, though productivity starts to decline above 460 metres.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Moist evergreen and deciduous forests, Dry forests, Secondary forests, Pioneer species.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.470, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 467
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Uterine bleeding
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Oedema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysmenorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hypertension
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Tender leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Wood ashes 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 Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist evergreen and deciduous forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Secondary forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Pioneer species
- Herbs
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