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The '''Canellaceae''' are the family of [[Flowering plant]] in the order Canellales. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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The Canellaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Canellales. The order includes only one other family, the Winteraceae. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones. They are small to medium trees, rarely shrubs, evergreen and aromatic. The flowers and fruit are often red. The family is divided into five genera, but studies of DNA sequences have indicated one of these genera should be split.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Monoterpenes are common, as are drimane-type sesquiterpenes, including cinnafragrins, cinnamodial, and capsicodendrin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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These trees, rarely shrubs, are evergreen and glabrous. The stems have nodes with three (rarely two) leaf gaps and three leaf traces. The xylem has narrow rays. The bark is aromatic, with prominent and unusual appearing lenticels. The stems have nodes with three (rarely two) leaf gaps and three leaf traces. The xylem has narrow rays. The bark is aromatic, with prominent and unusual appearing lenticels.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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*The white cinnamon, Canella winterana, a native of Florida and the Antilles, is used as a condiment, with tonic properties.
 
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*Commercial production of "white cinnamon" from C. winterana has ceased, but small-scale, local production continues. The Canellaceae have long had local use as aromatic plants and as herbal medicines.
 
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*The bark of the red cinnamon or false Winter's bark, Cinnamodendron corticosum, is used as a substitute for Winter's bark in Chile and Argentina, where it is called canelo, a name that is also applied to cinnamon.
 
  
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== External Links ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves have a peppery taste, are alternate,spiral, or distichous in arrangement, simple, entire,coriaceous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canellaceae Canellaceae-Wikipedia]
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual||||The receptacles are barely excavated,and the hypogynous disc is absent}}
  
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|||Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canellaceae Wikipedea]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.doc-developpement-durable.org/file/Plantes-Medicinales-Aromatiques/FICHES_PLANTES/Cannelle/Canellaceae_Wikipedia-En.pdf Ecology]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ Traditional medicine]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria Practical palnts]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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*[https://www.britannica.com/plant/Canellaceae Canellaceae on britannica.com]
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*[http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Canellaceae/ Canellaceae on the plantlist.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 8 April 2020

Canellaceae

The Canellaceae are the family of Flowering plant in the order Canellales. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Monoterpenes are common, as are drimane-type sesquiterpenes, including cinnafragrins, cinnamodial, and capsicodendrin.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves have a peppery taste, are alternate,spiral, or distichous in arrangement, simple, entire,coriaceous.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual The receptacles are barely excavated,and the hypogynous disc is absent

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{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

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Traditional medicine
  2. ↑ Wikipedea
  3. ↑ Ecology
  4. ↑ Practical palnts

External Links

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