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'''Picrasma quassioides''' is a species of Picrasma native to temperate regions of southern Asia, from the northeast of Pakistan east along the Himalaya and through southern, central and eastern China to Taiwan and Japan.
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Chronic dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Gastric}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains trifolirhizin, maackiain, 3', 7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxylisoflavone, umbelliferone, emodin, nigakilactone F, picrasin B, picraqualide B, 4-methoxy-5-hydroxycanthin-6-one, 4,5-dimethoxycanthin-6-one, 5-methoxycanthin-6-one.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Nigaki}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
===Dravya===
 
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===Rasa===
 
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==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|Coarsely and irregularly toothed margin|The leaves are 15–40 cm long, pinnate, with 7–15 leaflets 2.5–10 cm long and 1.5–4.5 cm broad.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Bisexual||Green to yellow-green||8–15 cm long}}
  
 
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Ovoid|6–7 mm diameter|Red to black|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Requires a fertile humus-rich moisture-retentive loam in a sunny position. Plants also succeed when growing in semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21761728#:~:text=Fourteen%20compounds%20were%20obtained%20and,one(11)%2C%2011%2D Chemical composition]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrasma_quassioides Morphology]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
 
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Picrasma+quassioides Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrasma_quassioides Picrasma quassioides on wikipedia.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
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[[Category:Simaroubaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 2 July 2020

Picrasma quassioides

Picrasma quassioides is a species of Picrasma native to temperate regions of southern Asia, from the northeast of Pakistan east along the Himalaya and through southern, central and eastern China to Taiwan and Japan.

Uses

Digestive problems, Chronic dyspepsia, Gastric.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves, Flower.

Chemical Composition

It contains trifolirhizin, maackiain, 3', 7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxylisoflavone, umbelliferone, emodin, nigakilactone F, picrasin B, picraqualide B, 4-methoxy-5-hydroxycanthin-6-one, 4,5-dimethoxycanthin-6-one, 5-methoxycanthin-6-one.[1]

Common names

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


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Coarsely and irregularly toothed margin The leaves are 15–40 cm long, pinnate, with 7–15 leaflets 2.5–10 cm long and 1.5–4.5 cm broad.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Green to yellow-green 8–15 cm long

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ovoid 6–7 mm diameter Red to black {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Requires a fertile humus-rich moisture-retentive loam in a sunny position. Plants also succeed when growing in semi-shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links