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Terminalia myriocarpa

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Terminalia myriocarpa is a large evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The bole can often be very large, 150 - 400cm in diameter with buttresses up to 4 - 5 metres tall. An important timber in its native range, where it is widely harvested from the wild and also sometimes cultivated.

Uses

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains β-Sitosterol, β-amyrin, oleanolic acid, betulinic acid, maslinic acid and arjunolic acid (2α,3β,24-trihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid) have been isolated and characterized.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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Punjabi
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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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Found at elevations up to 1,700 metres in the Himalayas.. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 32°c, though it can tolerate 7 - 39°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests in valleys, Lower hills, Evergreen primary forests, Seasonal deciduous forests.

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References

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

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