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[[File:Viburnum February 2008-1.jpg|thumb|right|''Viburnum tinus'', ''laurestine'']]
 
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'''Viburnum tinus''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.
 
'''Viburnum tinus''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Dysmenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Uterine colic}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhage}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Methyl (2R-3-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)glycerate, methyl (3R-4-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy-3-hydroxy)butanoate, bridelionoside B, (6S,7E,9R)-roseoside, linarionoside A, 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6-dodecadien-3,10,11-triol, (+)-8-hydroxylinalool, β-sitosterol and daucosterol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Laurustinus viburnum}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}}
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{{Habit|Shrub}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|ovate–elliptic|Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate–elliptic|Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkish-white|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2-4cm long|Pinkish-white|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Layering}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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File:Viburnum tinus leaves.jpg|Leaves of ''Viburnum tinus''
 
File:Viburnum tinus leaves.jpg|Leaves of ''Viburnum tinus''
 
File:MHNT Viburnum tinus.jpg|{{VI-tiny}}''Viburnum tinus''
 
File:MHNT Viburnum tinus.jpg|{{VI-tiny}}''Viburnum tinus''
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File:Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus) fruits (15726383257).jpg|Fruits
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File:Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus) fruits close-up (15726127869).jpg|Fruits
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File:Caprifoliaceae - Viburnum tinus (2).JPG|Leaf
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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<references>  
 
<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2018.1428593 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.gardenershq.com/viburnum-tinus.php Plant description]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Viburnum+tinus "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Viburnum+tinus Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Adoxaceae]]

Latest revision as of 18:58, 1 September 2020

Viburnum tinus, laurestine

Viburnum tinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.

Uses

Nausea, Vomiting, Ulcers, Dysentery, Dysmenorrhoea, Uterine colic, Hemorrhage, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Methyl (2R-3-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)glycerate, methyl (3R-4-α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy-3-hydroxy)butanoate, bridelionoside B, (6S,7E,9R)-roseoside, linarionoside A, 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6-dodecadien-3,10,11-triol, (+)-8-hydroxylinalool, β-sitosterol and daucosterol.[1]

Common names

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


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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate–elliptic Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2-4cm long Pinkish-white 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm Laurustinus fruit by Wendy Cutler With hooked hairs - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Luxuriant type of macchia vegetation, Undergrowth in woods, Near the sea region.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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