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Quercus libani - Lebanon oak

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[[File:Quercus libani.jpg|thumb|right|''Quercus libani'', ''Lebanon oak'']]
'''Quercus libani''' is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Stimulating appetite}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}
'''Lebanon oak'''==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Seeds}}, the '''Quercus libani''', is a species of oak native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
== Description Chemical Composition==Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
Quercus libani is a deciduous tree growing to 8 metres (26 ft).<ref name="des"/> The deciduous leaf is slender, elongated and often asymmetrical, its base is round and its tip is slightly pointed. In the adult state the leaf's upper side is dark green and the under side is pale green.=Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Lebanon oak}}
The flowers are monoecious==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, meaning that flowers from both sexes can be found on the same treePrabhava - Therepeutics. They are pollinated by wind. The tree produces acorns that grow to about 2 cm to 3.5 cm in diameter.<ref name===Dravya==="des"/> Its length is half covered by the cupule.
== Uses =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Lanceolate|The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|Cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> 2536-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
*Lebanon oak wood is very hard and resistant to insect and fungal attack and is used in construction works2538-Quercus libani-Arb.*Galls produced by the larvae of different insects that may be found on the trees have especially high tannin concentrations, are highly astringent and were used in the treatment of haemorrhage and diarrheaBrno-8.*Tannin from the galls are also used as dye12.JPG
==Common name== 2540-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
* '''English''' Buda Arboreta. Upper garden. Lebanon Oak (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG  Lebanon oakBudai Arborétum. Felső kert. Libanoni tölgyfa (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG  Quercus libani kz01.jpg
== References ==
Quercus libani kz02.jpg </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="deschemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.629.9100&rep=rep1&type=pdf Chemical analysis]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_libani.htm Plant description]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani "Quercus libani - Plants For A Future database report"Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
== External Links == * [https://www.vdberk.com/trees/quercus-libani/ Quercus libani on Oaks of the World]* [http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/browse/quercus/quercus-libani-olivier/ libani on beanstreesandshrubs.org]* [http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk/produce_view.php/en/querliba____p200/ Quercus libani on http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk]*[https://enwww.wikipediabotanical-online.orgcom/wikienglish/Quercus_libani oak-species.htm Quercus libani on botanical- Wikipediaonline.com]
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