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Dillenia pentagyna

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Dillenia pentagyna is a deciduous tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually rather crooked it can be free of branches for up to 12 metres and up to 100cm in diameter. The plant is gathered from the wild for a wide range of local uses including food, timber and fibre.

Uses

Scorpion bites, Cold, Cough, Anal fistula, Wounds, Diabetes, Diabetic carbuncle, Neuritis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Burning sensation.

Food

Dillenia pentagyna can be used in Food. Flower buds and ripe fruits are eaten raw, thalamus is used in preparation of soft drinks[1].

Parts Used

Flower buds, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Nutritional components

Dillenia pentagyna Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; betulin, betulinic acid, β-sitosterol, Kaempferol, iso-rhamnetin and dillenetin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus[1].

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Cultivation

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres[4]. Dillenia pentagyna is available through March-June[1].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dense primary forests, Fire-savannahs, Open places in foothills, Shorea robusta woodland.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.66, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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