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Salix fragilis

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Salix fragilis is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 15.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Rheumatism, Arthritis, Gout, Immune diseases, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Feverish illnesses, Neuralgia, Headache.[1]

Parts Used

Inner bark, Young shoot

Chemical Composition

It contains much of the carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, and tannins were leached from the leaves within the first week. Nitrogen and chlorophyll a concentrations increased as a percentage of ash‐free dry mass throughout the study period, whereas protein concentration remained relatively constant.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Hindi
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Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
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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

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, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in most soils, including wet, ill-drained or intermittently flooded soils, but prefers a deep damp, heavy soil in a sunny position. Rarely thrives on chalk. Succeeds in an exposed position.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Streamsides, Marshes.

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References

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

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