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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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| opposite | Dark green in colour, Orange |
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
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.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 196
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cutaneous diseases
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Gum used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry deciduous forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry scrub lands
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
