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[[File:The flowers of clove tree in Pemba island.JPG|thumb|right|''Lavanga'', ''Syzygium aromaticum'']]
 
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'''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze, Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae), a
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'''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Cultivated in many parts of the world and also to a considerable extent in South India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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tree. cultivated in many parts of the. world and also to a considerable extent in South India flower buds collected twice a year, In the months of October and February when they change colour from green to crimson, dried carefully and separated from their peduncles. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
 
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
 
{{Common names|sa=Devapushpa|en=Clove|gu=Lavang, Laving|hi=Lavanga, Laung|kn=Lavanga|ks=Rung|ml=Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu|mr=Lavang|pa=Laung, Long|ta=Kirambu, Lavangam|te=Lavangalu}}
 
{{Common names|sa=Devapushpa|en=Clove|gu=Lavang, Laving|hi=Lavanga, Laung|kn=Lavanga|ks=Rung|ml=Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu|mr=Lavang|pa=Laung, Long|ta=Kirambu, Lavangam|te=Lavangalu}}
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath.  }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath.  }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|cymes|Pale yellow|10| calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Cymes|Pale yellow|10|Calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.}}
  
 
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==See also==
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 21 January 2020

Lavanga, Syzygium aromaticum

Lavanga is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Cultivated in many parts of the world and also to a considerable extent in South India. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Lavanga
Hindi Lavanga, Laung
Malayalam Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu
Tamil Kirambu, Lavangam
Telugu Lavangalu
Marathi Lavang
Gujarathi Lavang, Laving
Punjabi Laung, Long
Kashmiri Rung
Sanskrit Devapushpa
English Clove


Chemical Composition

Essential oils (eugenalacetate and caryophyllene).

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu, Teekshna

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Shoolahara, Deepana, Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Cymes Pale yellow 10 Calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry Dark purple {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Syzygium aromaticum on tree.jpg
  • Syzygium aromaticum kz2.jpg
  • Syzygium aromaticum1.jpg

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 110.
  2. ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N. SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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