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'''Screwpine''' is a small evergreen tree with conspicuous prop roots and prickly stems. It grows to about 7 metres tall with sword-like leaves that can be 1 metre long.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Blennorrhoea}}
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Buds}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
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==Chemical Composition==
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It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, Hala tree|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Saw-like margins|90–150 cm (3.0–4.9 ft) in length and 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) in width}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual||Cream white||Male flowers, known as racemes, are small, fragrant, and short-lived, lasting only a single day}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple|Ovoid|Diameter of 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) and a length of 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in). The fruit is made up of 38–200 wedge-like phalanges|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Nirgundyadi taila]]
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* [[Triphaladi taila]]
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* [[Maharajaprasarini taila]]
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* [[Neelikadi taila]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Large cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings of shoots}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the lowland tropics. It can tolerate occasional temperatures down to almost freezing. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|River banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Pandanus tectorius (5187733825) (2).jpg|Leaves
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File:Starr 040518-0205 Pandanus tectorius.jpg|Flower
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File:Starr 031210-0077 Pandanus tectorius.jpg|Seeds
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File:Starr 031210-0073 Pandanus tectorius.jpg|Fruits
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aps/2014/120895/ Chemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kewda-flower-screw-pine-ketaki/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pandanus+tectorius Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.tetiaroasociety.org/news/organism-of-the-month/pandanus-tectorius Pandanus tinctorious on tetiaroasociety.org]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_tectorius Pandanus tinctorious on wikipedia.org]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/38447 Pandanus tinctorious on cabi.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 26 June 2020

Ketaka

Screwpine is a small evergreen tree with conspicuous prop roots and prickly stems. It grows to about 7 metres tall with sword-like leaves that can be 1 metre long.

Uses

Blennorrhoea

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits, Buds, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, Hala tree


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

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Saw-like margins 90–150 cm (3.0–4.9 ft) in length and 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) in width

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Cream white Male flowers, known as racemes, are small, fragrant, and short-lived, lasting only a single day

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Ovoid Diameter of 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) and a length of 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in). The fruit is made up of 38–200 wedge-like phalanges {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Large cuttings, Cuttings of shoots.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics. It can tolerate occasional temperatures down to almost freezing. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

River banks, Coastal area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flower

  • Seeds

  • Fruits

References

  1. ↑ Chemistry
  2. ↑ [Morphology]
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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