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'''Lebanon oak''', the '''Quercus libani''', is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.

== Description Uses=={{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|stimulating appetite}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|inflammation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|itchy skin}}

Quercus libani is a deciduous tree growing to 8 metres (26 ft).<ref name="des"/> The deciduous leaf is slender, elongated and often asymmetrical=Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Seeds}}, its base is round and its tip is slightly pointed. In the adult state the leaf's upper side is dark green and the under side is pale green{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.

The flowers are monoecious==Chemical Composition==Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), meaning that flowers from both sexes can be found on the same tree. They are pollinated by wind. The tree produces acorns that grow to about 2 cm to 3.5 cm in diameter.Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP)<ref name="deschemical composition"/> Its length is half covered by the cupule.

== Uses Common names== *Lebanon oak wood is very hard and resistant to insect and fungal attack and is used in construction works.*Galls produced by the larvae of different insects that may be found on the trees have especially high tannin concentrations, are highly astringent and were used in the treatment of haemorrhage and diarrhea.*Tannin from the galls are also used as dye.{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}

==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===

==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many} ===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==Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==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="deschemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.629.9100&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Chemical analysis"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_libani.htm "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani "Quercus libani - Plants For A Future database reportCultivation details"]</ref>

== External Links == * [https://www.vdberk.com/trees/quercus-libani/ Quercus libani on Oaks of the World]* [http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/browse/quercus/quercus-libani-olivier/ libani on beanstreesandshrubs.org]* [http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk/produce_view.php/en/querliba____p200/ Quercus libani on http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk]*[https://enwww.wikipediabotanical-online.orgcom/wikienglish/Quercus_libani oak-species.htm Quercus libani on botanical- Wikipediaonline.com]