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'''Cranberries''' are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
 
'''Cranberries''' are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|lowering blood pressure}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|varicose veins}}, {{Uses|angina}}, {{Uses|cancers }}, {{Uses|kidney stones}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|blood pressure}}
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{{Uses|Lower blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Varicose veins}}, {{Uses|Angina}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Kidney stones}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Blood pressure}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
chrysoeriol, scopoletin, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid ethyl ester, cafeic acid ethyl ester, beta-sitosterol, iuteolin, quercetin, esculetin , cafeic acid, isolariciresinol-9-O-beta-D-xyloside, 10-O-trans-p-coumaroylsandoside<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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It contains chrysoeriol, scopoletin, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid ethyl ester, cafeic acid ethyl ester, beta-sitosterol, iuteolin, quercetin, esculetin , cafeic acid, isolariciresinol-9-O-beta-D-xyloside, 10-O-trans-p-coumaroylsandoside<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|0.33" long|white to very light pink|5-20|Blooms are typically numerous and somewhat showy and Bloom time is May}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|0.33" long|White to very light pink|5-20|Blooms are typically numerous and somewhat showy and Bloom time is May}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|blue-black berry|0.25" to 0.5" diameter|eaten readily by wildlife and humans|ripen July through August|1}}
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{{Fruit|Blue-black berry|0.25" to 0.5" diameter|Eaten readily by wildlife and humans|Ripen July through August|1}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Swamps}}, {{Commonly seen|low wet woods}}, {{Commonly seen|pine barrens and dry uplands}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Swamps}}, {{Commonly seen|Low wet woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Pine barrens}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry uplands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Конново 2007 (0003).jpg|Fruit; Konnovo, Ardatovskiy rayon, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast, Russia
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File:Конново 2007 (0003).jpg|Fruit
 
File:Myrtilles sauvages en Ardèche.JPG
 
File:Myrtilles sauvages en Ardèche.JPG
File:vaccinium_myrtillus.jpeg|typical habitus
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File:vaccinium_myrtillus.jpeg|Typical habitus
 
File:Blueberry-leaves-in-autumn FI-EU 2007-Sep-30 by-RAM.jpg|Leaves starting to change colour in autumn
 
File:Blueberry-leaves-in-autumn FI-EU 2007-Sep-30 by-RAM.jpg|Leaves starting to change colour in autumn
 
File:Myrtille Vaccinium myrtillus.jpg
 
File:Myrtille Vaccinium myrtillus.jpg
 
File:Vaccinium myrtillus pl.jpg
 
File:Vaccinium myrtillus pl.jpg
File:Vaccinium myrtillus IM4821 Mustikka C.JPG|Leafless plant early in the spring<br> Kerava, Finland
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File:Vaccinium myrtillus IM4821 Mustikka C.JPG|Leafless plant early in the spring  
 
File:Vaccinium_myrtillus_001.JPG
 
File:Vaccinium_myrtillus_001.JPG
 
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160790 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160790 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=517 "plant morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://hort.uconn.edu/detail.php?pid=517 Plant morphology]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vaccinium+corymbosum "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vaccinium+corymbosum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ericaceae]]

Latest revision as of 21:57, 31 August 2020

Karamarda(Cranberry)

Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.

Uses

Lower blood pressure, Diabetes, Hemorrhoids, Varicose veins, Angina, Cancer, Kidney stones, Diarrhea, Blood pressure

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains chrysoeriol, scopoletin, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid ethyl ester, cafeic acid ethyl ester, beta-sitosterol, iuteolin, quercetin, esculetin , cafeic acid, isolariciresinol-9-O-beta-D-xyloside, 10-O-trans-p-coumaroylsandoside[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Anduvan
Hindi
Malayalam Kelamaram
Tamil Anduvan
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Indian Cranberry


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are ovate, in an irregular oval or slightly egg shape that is wider at the bottom than the top

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 0.33" long White to very light pink 5-20 Blooms are typically numerous and somewhat showy and Bloom time is May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Blue-black berry 0.25" to 0.5" diameter Eaten readily by wildlife and humans Ripen July through August 1 {{{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

Landscape Uses: Border, Massing, Seashore. Requires a moist but freely-draining lime free soil, preferring one that is rich in peat or a light loamy soil with added leaf-mould[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Swamps, Low wet woods, Pine barrens, Dry uplands.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links