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'''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze, Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae), a
tree. cultivated in many parts of the. world and also to a considerable extent in South India flower buds collected twice a year, In the months of October and February when they change colour from green to crimson, dried carefully and separated from their peduncles. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
Shoolahara, [[Deepana]], Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|cymes|Pale yellow|10| calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|Dark purple||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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[[File:Adenanthera pavonina.jpg|thumb|right|''Ksharaka'', ''Adenanthera pavonina'']]
'''Ksharaka''', Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.
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==References==
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 110.</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N. SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"</ref>
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