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Platanus orientalis

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Platanus orientalis is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 30.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Uses

Ophthalmia, Dysentery, Wounds, Chilblains, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Hernias, Toothache.[1]

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains one flavonol glycoside, two O-isoprenylated flavonols, one α,α-dimethylallyl flavonol, one dihydrochalcone etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

[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 of mature wood, Layering of stools in spring.

How to plant/cultivate

Requires a sunny position in a deep fertile well-drained soil. A fast growing species, established plants are drought tolerant. Tolerates atmospheric pollution and compacted soils.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

By rivers in forests.

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References

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

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