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Pterocarpus dalbergioides

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Pterocarpus dalbergioides is a semideciduous or nearly evergreen tree with ascending branches, growing 25 - 40 metres tall. The bole is usually straight, cylindrical and buttressed, and can be up to 180cm in diameter.

Uses

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Parts Used

Bark, Flowers, Young leaves.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical investigations of different morphological parts of plants of the genus Pterocarpus indicated that flavonoids, isoflavonoids, pterocarpans, aurones, lignans, stilbenes, sterols, triterpenes and sesquiterpenes.[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

Semi-deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 32°c, but can tolerate 15 - 37°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found in deciduous forest, Semi-moist deciduous forests, Riverbanks.

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References

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

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