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Diospyros ebenum

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Diospyros ebenum is a slow-growing, medium-sized, evergreen tre. It can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 90cm in diameter, with buttresses that are up to 2 metres high.

Uses

Blistering plaster.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[1]

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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Elliptic Ovate-oblong, Coriaceus, Deoceous

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Pale green in colour Slightly pubescent outside, Unisexual, Glabrous {{{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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of comparatively dry areas in the tropics.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid, Lowland forests, Dry evergreen forests.

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References

  1. [Chemistry ]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 168
  3. Cultivation

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