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Altingia excelsa - Rasamala
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Altingia excelsa is an evergreen tree. It can grow up to 50 metres tall in the warmer parts of its range such as Indonesia. However it is only about 20 metres tall in other areas such as China.
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
Skin diseases, Scabies, Leucoderma, Colic, Orchiditis.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Aromatic alcohols: phenylpropyl-, cinnamic-, benzyl alcohol Cinnamic acid (up to 30%): cinnamic acid esters, including among others cinnamyl cinnamate (styracine), cinnamic acid ethyl esters.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Shilarasa, Turushka |
| English | Oriental Sweet Gum |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate | Simple | Elliptical to oblong or ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 6 -12 cm long by 2.5 -5.5 cm wide, with finely toothed margins |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monoecious | 1.2-2.5 cm | Consisting of masses of the stamen | Male and female flowers are on separate inflorescences but on the same tree. Female flowers 4-18 rounded heads are borne together, 1.2-2.5 cm in diameter | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-compartment capsule | Brown in color | Contains many seeds | Flattened, obovate and surrounded by a sweetly aromatic narrow wing |
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 plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 1,700 metres.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical montane evergreen broadleaved forests.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scabies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucoderma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Orchiditis
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical montane evergreen broadleaved forests
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
