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Plumeria alba
Plumeria alba is a somewhat succulent, evergreen shrub. It can grow up to 3 - 8 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. A very ornamental plant, with clusters of showy and intensely fragrant, tubular and spreading, waxy, white flowers.
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
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Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains various species of Plumeria contains different phyoconstituents. The stigmast-7-enol, lupeol carboxylic acid, lupeol acetate and ursolic acid had been isolated from P.acuminate leaves.[2]
Common names
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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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{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, Large hardwood cuttings.
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Succeeds in a range of soils so long as they are well-drained.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Coastal thickets, Limestone forests, Lower montne areas.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat
- Herbs with Root bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Large hardwood cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Limestone forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lower montne areas
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
