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Viburnum coriaceum

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Viburnum cylindricum is an evergreen shrub or small tree; it usually grows up to 8 metres tall, exceptionally reaching 15 metres. In cultivation it is likely to be no more than 5 metres tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is cultivated for medicinal use in the homegardens of southern Yunnan, can be used as a pioneer in reforestation and is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Itchy skin.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains petroleum ether (60 – 80°C), chloroform and 75% aqueous ethanol etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Kala Titmalia
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Tilvaka bedha
English Cylindrical Viburnum


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 Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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, Cuttings of soft-wood, Cuttings of mature wood, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Viburnum cylindricum has a range extending from the warm temperate regions of China and India (where it can be found at elevations up to 3,300 metres) to the tropical regions of Malaysia and Indonesia (usually at elevations in excess of 1,000 metres).[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rather dry forests, Mainly with rhododendron, Sparse 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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