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Zanthoxylum rhetsa - Asvaghra
Asvaghra is a moderate sized deciduous tree with pinnate leaves found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests. The leaves and trunk are prickly. It is a tree in the lemon family.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Asthma, bronchitis, Cardiac ailments, Hemarrhoids, Arthritis, Ulcers[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The chemical composition of the volatile oil of Zanthoxylum rhetsa seed coat was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-four compounds, accounting for 87.4% of the oil were identifed. The major compounds were terpinen-4-ol (32.1%), α-terpineol (8.2%), sabinene (8.1%), β-phellandrene (7.4%) and 2-undecanone (7.1%).[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Arempala, Juminam |
| Hindi | Pepuli, Badrang |
| Malayalam | Mullilam, Mulliyllam |
| Tamil | Karuncurai, Kattumurukku |
| Telugu | Rhetsa-man, Morapu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Tejovati, Tejasvini |
| English | Indian prickly ash-tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter) Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry) Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Alternate | Bark 15-20 mm thick, brown, mottled with white, armed with conical prickles; outer bark dead, corky, pale yellow, inner bark sulphur yellow; branchlets woody, terete, sparsely prickly. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual, Terminal cymose panicles | 2-3mm across | Greenish-yellow | 4 | Male flowers |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | Capsule, of 1-4 cocci, purplish, tubercled, aromatic | Seeds globose, smooth, blue-black | Seeds used as a spice |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed may requires up to 3 months cold stratification, though scarification may also help. Germination should take place within 6 months, though it might take another 12 months.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Evergreen forest, Moist deciduous forest.
Photo Gallery
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Habit
Seeds
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References
- Jump up ↑ Uses
- Jump up ↑ Chemical Composition
- Jump up ↑ Vernacular names
- Jump up ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
- Jump up ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cardiac ailments
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hemarrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Evergreen forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist deciduous forest
- Herbs
- Plants of western ghats
- Rutaceae
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
