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| + | '''Erythroxylum coca''' is a shrub or small tree, with very prominent, sometimes warty lenticels on the branches. It most commonly grows from 1 - 2 metres tall. Widely used as the source of the street drug cocaine, the leaves have long been used by local people as a stimulant to overcome hunger and exhaustion. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Physical stress}}, {{Uses|Soroche}}.<ref name="Uses"/> |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | A plant of moderate to higher elevations in the tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 - 23°c, but can tolerate 14 - 27°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| − | {{Commonly seen| | + | {{Commonly seen|Amazon rainforest}}. |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
| − | <ref name="chemical composition">[ | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref> |
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | <ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/erythroxylum-coca Erythroxylum coca on sciencedirect.com] |
| − | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.britannica.com/plant/coca Erythroxylum coca on britannica.com] |
| − | * [ ] | + | * [http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/plant/erythrox.htm Erythroxylum coca on inchem.org] |
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
[[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | [[Category:Pages without herbs images]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 4 May 2020
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Erythroxylum coca is a shrub or small tree, with very prominent, sometimes warty lenticels on the branches. It most commonly grows from 1 - 2 metres tall. Widely used as the source of the street drug cocaine, the leaves have long been used by local people as a stimulant to overcome hunger and exhaustion.
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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of moderate to higher elevations in the tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 - 23°c, but can tolerate 14 - 27°c.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Physical stress
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Soroche
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Amazon rainforest
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
