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'''Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus, laurustinus viburnum, or laurestine) ''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.

== Description Uses== It is a shrub (rarely a small tree) reaching 2–7 m (7–23 ft) tall and 3 m (10 ft) broad, with a dense{{Uses|Wounds}}, rounded crown. The leaves are evergreen{{Uses|Cuts}}, persisting 2–3 years{{Uses|Snakebites}}, ovate to elliptic{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, borne in opposite pairs{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad{{Uses|Blotches}}, with an entire margin. The flowers are small{{Uses|Pimples}}, white or light pink{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, produced from reddish-pink buds in dense cymes 5–10 cm diameter in the winter. The fragrant flowers are bisexual and pentamerous. The flowering period is from October to June. Pollination is by insects. The fruit is a dark blue-black drupe 5–7 mm long.{{Uses|Sore throats}}

== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.

V. tinus has medicinal properties. The active ingredients are viburnin (a substance or more probably a mixture of compounds) ==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins. Tannins can cause stomach upset. The leaves when infused have antipyretic properties. The fruits have been used as purgatives against constipation. The tincture has been used lately in herbal medicine as a remedy for depression. The plant also contains iridoid glucosides.<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|Evergreen Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|ovate–elliptic|Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkish-white|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm|Laurustinus fruit by Wendy Cutler|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:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Luxuriant type of macchia vegetation}}, {{Commonly seen|Undergrowth in woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Near the sea region}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Caprifoliaceae - Viburnum tinus (2).JPGImage:Virburnum tinus fruit.jpg|''Viburnum tinus'' fruits and blossoms, in [[Sierra Madrona]]File:Viburnum_tinus_001.JPGImage:ViburnumTinus-'Gwenllian'-overv.jpg|''Viburnum tinus''File:Viburnum tinus leaves.jpg|Leaves of ''Viburnum tinus''File:MHNT Viburnum tinus.jpg|{{VI-tiny}}''Viburnum tinus''</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Viburnum+tinus "Cultivation details"]</ref></references> == External Links ==* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18950/Viburnum-tinus/Details Viburnum tinus on rhs.org]* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Viburnum+tinus Viburnum tinus on useful trophical plants]* [https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Viburnum-Tinus-Laurustinus Viburnum tinus on gardenia.net]