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Latest revision as of 13:51, 9 September 2020

Asvaghra, Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Asvaghra is a moderate sized deciduous tree with pinnate leaves found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests. The leaves and trunk are prickly. It is a tree in the lemon family.

Uses

Asthma, bronchitis, Cardiac ailments, Hemarrhoids, Arthritis, Ulcers[1]

Parts Used

Seeds

Chemical Composition

The chemical composition of the volatile oil of Zanthoxylum rhetsa seed coat was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-four compounds, accounting for 87.4% of the oil were identifed. The major compounds were terpinen-4-ol (32.1%), α-terpineol (8.2%), sabinene (8.1%), β-phellandrene (7.4%) and 2-undecanone (7.1%).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Arempala, Juminam
Hindi Pepuli, Badrang
Malayalam Mullilam, Mulliyllam
Tamil Karuncurai, Kattumurukku
Telugu Rhetsa-man, Morapu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Tejovati, Tejasvini
English Indian prickly ash-tree

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Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter) Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry) Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate Alternate Bark 15-20 mm thick, brown, mottled with white, armed with conical prickles; outer bark dead, corky, pale yellow, inner bark sulphur yellow; branchlets woody, terete, sparsely prickly.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual, Terminal cymose panicles 2-3mm across Greenish-yellow 4 Male flowers

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Capsule, of 1-4 cocci, purplish, tubercled, aromatic Seeds globose, smooth, blue-black Seeds used as a spice

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed may requires up to 3 months cold stratification, though scarification may also help. Germination should take place within 6 months, though it might take another 12 months.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Evergreen forest, Moist deciduous forest.

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References

  1. Uses
  2. Chemical Composition
  3. Vernacular names
  4. FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
  5. Cultivation details

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