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Symplocos cochinchinensis

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Symplocos cochinchinensis is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 50cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, dye and source of beads, tannins and wood. The variety sessifolia is used as a pioneer species when reclaimimg crater fields in volcanic areas.

Uses

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Parts Used

Bark.

Chemical Composition

It contains ten new hydroxyoleoside-type compounds, including eight phenolic hydroxyoleosides, symplocochinside A-H (1–6, 8 and 9), and two monoterpene-derivatized hydroxyoleosides, symplocochinside.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಚಂಗ Chang, ಲೊಧ Lodha
Hindi Bholiya, sodh
Malayalam Paccotti
Tamil Kambli-vetti
Telugu Loddugu
Marathi Mirajoli
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Lodhra
English Laurel sapphire berry

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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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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

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How to plant/cultivate

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Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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