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| − | + | '''Sappan Wood''' is a small thorny tree, 6-9 m in height and 15-25 cm in trunk diameter with a few prickly branches. Biancaea sappan is a prickly, shrubby tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall, but is usually smaller. | |
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
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Sappan Wood is a small thorny tree, 6-9 m in height and 15-25 cm in trunk diameter with a few prickly branches. Biancaea sappan is a prickly, shrubby tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall, but is usually smaller.
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Uses
Wounds, tuberculosis, dysentery, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Pimples, Diarrhea.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
tectorigenin, sappanone, 3-deoxysappanone, sappanchalcone, 3-deoxysappanchalcone[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Sappange |
| Hindi | Patamg, Bakam |
| Malayalam | Chappannam, Sappannam |
| Tamil | Sappamgu, Patamgam |
| Telugu | Bakaruchakka |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Patrangah, Patangah |
| English | Sappan Wood, Brazil wood |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | double-compound | alternately arranged, 20-45 cm long, 10-20 cm broad, with 8-16 pairs of up to 20 cm long side-stalks. Side-stalks are prickles at the base and with 10-20 pairs of oblong |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-3 cm long | Yellow | 5-20 | Flowers Season is June - Augustand Stamens are waxy-white, filaments densely woolly at the base |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| woody pods | The heartwood which is used in medicine is light yellow when freshly cut, but it quickly changes to red | compressed with a hard recurved short beak | 3-4 seeds | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Sappanwood succeeds in semi-arid to moist tropical regions[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Secondary forest, near roadsides, forest-edges, limestone hills.
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References
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat tuberculosis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Curing liver disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin eruptions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pimples
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Herbs with Dried Folaige used in medicine
- Herbs with Whole herb 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
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Secondary forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of near roadsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of forest-edges
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of limestone hills
- Herbs
