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'''Hackberry''' or '''Prunus padus''', known as '''bird cherry, hagberry, or Mayday tree''', is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows south of the Arctic Circle in Britain and northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine. There are also some trees in France, Spain, Portugal, North Italy and in the Balkans. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes.
== Uses == *The fruit of this tree is seldom used in western Europe{{Uses|Wounds}}, but is commonly eaten farther east.*The blacks fruits of the tree can be ground down to make flour for culinary purposes.*It was used medicinally during the Middle Ages.[clarification]*It is also sold as an ornamental in North America as a May Day tree.[clarification needed]{{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}. ==Chemical Composition==Benzaldehyde, 2-phenylethyl alcohol, phenylacetaldehyde, phenylacetonitrile, linalool and a number of nitrogen-containing constituents like indole, methyl anthranilate, anthranilic aldehyde, 2-aminoacetophenone and nicotinic aldehyde<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Stalked, entire, almost hairless on both sides, sometimes brown-hairy beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|more than 20|Regular (actinomorphic), fairly small, heavy-scented. Calyx-lobes 5, short, triangular and Flowering time: May–July}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Shiny black, small drupe with a large seed|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Specimen. Succeeds in any soil, preferring a well-drained moisture-retentive loamy soil<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Streams and in moist open woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Alkaline soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Acid soils in upland areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697889 "Volatile Constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/puut/bird-cherry "plant decsription"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+padus "Cultivation details"]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/14012/i-Prunus-padus-i/Details https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/native-trees/bird-cherry/ rhs.org.uk]* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e870 Prunus padus on missouri botonical garden]* [https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/native-trees/bird-cherry/ Prunus padus on woodlandtrust.org]
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