Zanthoxylum ovalifolium

Zanthoxylum ovalifolium is an erect shrub or small tree growing up to 8 metres tall. An essential oil is obtained from the fruit.

Uses

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Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It contains various phytochemical constituents like alkaloids, sterols, phenolics, lignins, coumarins, terpenoids, flavonoids and their glycosides and benzenoids etc.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಅರಮಾದಲು Aramadalu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu	Rijayi
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Little yellow wood, Oval-leaf yellow wood

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Monsoon forests, Thickets.

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External Links

• Zanthoxylum ovalifolium on indiabiodiversity.org
• Zanthoxylum ovalifolium on sites.google.com