[[File:Osmanthus fragrans (orange flowers).jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Carbuncles}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Whoping cough}}, {{Uses|Retinitis pigmentosa}}, {{Uses|Dysmenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Bruises}}.
'''==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruits}} ==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Brihat bakula, Vasuka|ta=|te=|hi=Silang|en=Fragrant olive''' variously known as '''sweet Olive, Sweet osmanthus}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, sweet oliveVipaka - Post-digesion effect, tea oliveKarma - Pharmacological activity, and Osmanthus fragransPrabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter),''' is a species native to Asia from the Himalayas through southern China Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (GuizhouLight), SichuanRuksha (Dry), YunnanTikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent) to Taiwan and southern Japan and southeast Asia as far south as Cambodia and Thailand===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves are leathery, lustrous, dark green leaves 2-5 in.long; finely dentate or entire}}<ref name="intLeaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White|5-20|Very fragrant, small white flowers in fall and some flowers in early spring}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Drupe|1.5-3|Fruit coulor is purple||Many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in any well-drained soil in sun or part shade, but flowering more freely in a sunny position.<ref name="int2How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Mountain areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Forests}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> Cluster of eucalyptus trees and Olea fragrans (sweet olive) plantation in Chakva.jpg Hoa que trang.JPG Orange osmanthus (10270494095).jpg
== Description ==
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3–12 m tall. The leaves are 7–15 cm long and 2.6–5 cm broad, with an entire or finely toothed margin. The flowers are white, pale yellow, yellow, or orange-yellow, small (1 cm long), with a four-lobed corolla 5 mm diameter, and have a strong fragrance; they are produced in small clusters in the late summer and autumn. The fruit is a purple-black drupe 10–15 mm long containing a single hard-shelled seed; it is mature in the spring about six months after floweringOsimorizi0ɤ.jpg
== Uses == Osmamthus fragrans var thunbergii1.jpg Osmamthus fragrans var thunbergii2.jpg
*In Chinese cuisine, its flowers may be infused with green or black tea leaves to create a scented tea. The flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam, sweet cakes, dumplings, soups, and liquor.*In traditional Chinese medicine, osmanthus tea has been used as an herbal tea for the treatment of irregular menstruation. * The extract of dried flowers showed neuroprotective, free-radical scavenging, antioxidative effects in in vitro assaysOsmamthus fragrans var thunbergii3.jpg
==Common name== Osmamthus fragrans var. latifolius all.JPG
* '''Hindi''' - सुगंधित जैतून Osmamthus fragrans var. latifolius flower.JPG
== References ==
</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[httphttps://www.eflorastandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.org1080/florataxon0972060X.aspx?flora_id2012.10644128 Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name=2&taxon_id=210001392 Flora of China"Leaf">[https: Osmanthus //plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/osmanthus-fragrans/ Plant charecteristics]</ref> <ref name="int2How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://appswww.kewpfaf.org/wcspuser/namedetailPlant.doaspx?name_idLatinName=354988 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Osmanthus +fragransCultivation]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214158815000045 Chemical constituents and analytical approaches for hydraulic fracturing waters]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Osmanthus+fragrans Osmanthus fragrans on useful trophical plants]* [https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/osmanthus/tea-olive-cultivation.htm Osmanthus Bush Uses: Fragrant Tea Olive Cultivation And Care]* [http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610878-1 Osmanthus fragrans on powo.science.kew.org]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmanthus_fragrans Osmanthus fragrans - Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Oleaceae]]
