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Gardenia gummifera

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Gardenia gummifera is a shrub or small deciduous tree. The plant is harvested from the wild for its gum-resin, which is used locally and traded. The plant remains fairly common but is sparsely distributed, It is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011). It is small decidious tree with yellow resin.

Uses

Cutaneous diseases.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Gum.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kad Bikke
Hindi Dekamali
Malayalam Kambimaram
Tamil Sirukkambil
Telugu Chittamali
Marathi Dikemali
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Nadihingu
English Gummy Gardenia


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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
opposite Dark green in colour, Orange

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
White or Pale Orange when fading {{{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 tree of the hot, dry plains of central India, experiencing a monsoon and a very hot and dry season.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry deciduous forests, Dry scrub lands.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 196
  4. Cultivation

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