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Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Rhododendron cinnabarinum is a much-branched, usually evergreen shrub. It has long slender branches. It can grows upto 2 - 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a fuel.
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
The leaves of Rhododendron cinnabarinum Hook. have been examined for their chemical constituents. Ursolic acid and quercetin were isolated and characterized.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Burans |
| Malayalam | Kattupoo varasu |
| Tamil | Billi |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Tree Rhododendron |
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
How to plant/cultivate
Rhododendron cinnabarinum is native to moderate to high elevations of the Himalayas, where it can be found at elevations up to metres 4,000 metres.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Open woodlands, Forest margins, Rhododendron thickets, Among shrubs, Hillsides.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Local names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open woodlands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rhododendron thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Among shrubs
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Hillsides
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