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Revision as of 13:11, 28 May 2018
Fragrant olive is a species native to Asia from the Himalayas through southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan and southeast Asia as far south as Cambodia and Thailand.
Contents
- 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
boils, carbuncles, boils, carbuncles, whoping cough, retinitis, dysmenorrhoea, rheumatism, bruises
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The content of 1,3,5-Trioxepane was the highest in Latifolius group, accounting for 22.69 %. Ketones, alcohols, asters, aldehydes and acids were the major constituents of four different O. fragrans, representing 90.05 %, 95.07 %, 86.76 %and 80.21 % of the essential oil, respectively[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | |
Hindi | silang |
Malayalam | |
Tamil | |
Telugu | |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Brihat bakula, Vasuka |
English | Fragrant Olive, Sweet osmanthus |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | Opposite | leaves are leathery, lustrous, dark green leaves 2-5 in. long; finely dentate or entire |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unisexual | 2-4cm long | White | 5-20 | Very fragrant, small white flowers in fall and some flowers in early spring |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drupe | 1.5-3 | Fruit coulor is purple | many | {{{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
Easily grown in any well-drained soil in sun or part shade[11, 200], but flowering more freely in a sunny position[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Mountains areas, Himalayas, Forests.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat carbuncles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat whoping cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat retinitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat dysmenorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat bruises
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - evergreen shrub
- 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 Mountains areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forests
- Herbs