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Guazuma ulmifolia

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Guazuma ulmifolia is a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is 30 - 40cm, occasionally to 60cm in diameter. The plant is evergreen, except in areas with a long, dry season.

Uses

Baldness, Blood pressure, Gonorrhea, Wounds, Alopecia, Fever, Desentery[1]

Parts Used

Seed, Fruit, Stem bark, Leaf[2].

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Badrakshi, Jenumara
Hindi Rudrakshi
Malayalam Rudraksham
Tamil Thenmaram, Natturudraksha
Telugu Bhadraksha, Rudraksha
Marathi Rudrakshi
Gujarathi Bhadraksha
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Pundraksha
English West Indian Elm, Honey tree

[2]

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

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from April to May {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from April to May

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 the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Colonizes recently disturbed areas, Stream banks, Secondary forest.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.964, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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