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Cinchona officinalis
Cinchona officinalis is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow 6 - 20 metres tall. The plant has long been used medicinally by the native people of S. America to treat fevers and a range of other conditions.
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
Fevers, Malaria, Neuralgia, Muscle cramps, Cardiac fibrillation, Drunkenness, Sore throats.
Parts Used
[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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, Nodal softwood cuttings, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Cool areas, Humid areas, Mountain regions.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Neuralgia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Muscle cramps
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cardiac fibrillation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Drunkenness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throats
- Herbs with used in medicine
- Herbs with stem used in medicine
- Herbs with leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Nodal softwood cuttings
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings of half-ripe wood
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cool areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Humid areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Mountain regions
- Herbs
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