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Hura crepitans

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Hura crepitans tree is a fast-growing, semi-deciduous tree with a heavy bole and limbs that are covered in spines. In closed forests it can grow up to 50 metres tall, but in more open sites is usually rather smaller, in the range of 12 - 20 metres.

Uses

Leprosy.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

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

Semi 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, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in humid, lowland, tropical and subtropical climates.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist coastal forests, Rainforests.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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