Osmanthus fragrans - Fragrant olive

Osmanthus fragrans, Fragrant olive

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.

Uses

boils, carbuncles, boils, carbuncles, whoping cough, retinitis, dysmenorrhoea, rheumatism, bruises

Parts Used

Fruit

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

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.

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Habit

evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
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}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mountains areas, Himalayas, Forests.

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External Links

• Chemical constituents and analytical approaches for hydraulic fracturing waters
• Osmanthus fragrans on useful trophical plants
• Osmanthus Bush Uses: Fragrant Tea Olive Cultivation And Care
• http:// Osmanthus fragrans on powo.science.kew.org