Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Pterocarpus marsupium - Asana, Bijaka"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎Identification)
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{stub}}
 
{{stub}}
−
'''Asana''' consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.
+
'''Asana''' consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
 
{{Common names|sa=Beejaka, Peetasaara|en=Indian Kino Tree|gu=Biyo|hi=Vijayasara, Bija|kn=Bijasara, Asana|ks=Lal Chandeur|ml=Venga|mr=Bibala|pa=Chandan Lal, Channanlal|ta=Vengai|te=Yegi, Veg}}
 
{{Common names|sa=Beejaka, Peetasaara|en=Indian Kino Tree|gu=Biyo|hi=Vijayasara, Bija|kn=Bijasara, Asana|ks=Lal Chandeur|ml=Venga|mr=Bibala|pa=Chandan Lal, Channanlal|ta=Vengai|te=Yegi, Veg}}
 +
 +
==Chemical Composition==
 +
Alkaloids and resin.
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
Line 17: Line 20:
 
Katu (Pungent)
 
Katu (Pungent)
 
===Karma===
 
===Karma===
−
Kaphahara, Vatahara, Kushagna, Rasayana, Galadisagna, Kesya, Tvaccya, Stambana, Raktasodana
+
Kushaghna, Rasayana, Kaphapittashamaka, Galadisagna, Kesya, Tvaccya, Stambana, Raktasodana
 
===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
 +
==Habit==
 +
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
 +
 +
==Identification==
 +
===Leaf===
 +
{{Leaf|Imparipinnate|Alternate|Leaflets 5-7, alternate, estipulate, 3.5-12.5 x 2-7 cm, elliptic-oblong}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 +
 +
===Flower===
 +
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|Yellow|5|0-12 mm long; bracts small, dioecious; bracteoles 2, cauducous. Calyx tube campanulate. Flowering season is September-October}}
 +
 +
===Fruit===
 +
{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-5 cm across|Orbicular-reniform, broadly winged; seed one, subreniform.|Pod surface is distinctly veined||Fruiting season is September-October}}
 +
===Other features===
 +
 +
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 +
 +
 +
==Where to get the saplings==
 +
==Mode of Propagation==
 +
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 +
 +
==How to plant/cultivate==
 +
 +
 +
===Season to grow===
  
 +
===Soil type===
 +
 +
 +
===Propagation===
 +
 +
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 +
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
 +
 +
==Photo Gallery==
 +
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 +
 +
 +
 +
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references>
 
<references>
  
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 15.</ref>  
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 15.</ref>  
 +
<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN</ref>
 +
  
 
</references>
 
</references>
Line 31: Line 75:
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
−
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
+
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]][[Category:Tree]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 25 May 2021

Help icon-72a7cf.svg This page is a stub. Learn how you can help expanding it.

Asana consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bijasara, Asana
Hindi Vijayasara, Bija
Malayalam Venga
Tamil Vengai
Telugu Yegi, Veg
Marathi Bibala
Gujarathi Biyo
Punjabi Chandan Lal, Channanlal
Kashmiri Lal Chandeur
Sanskrit Beejaka, Peetasaara
English Indian Kino Tree


Chemical Composition

Alkaloids and resin.

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), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kushaghna, Rasayana, Kaphapittashamaka, Galadisagna, Kesya, Tvaccya, Stambana, Raktasodana

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Imparipinnate Alternate Leaflets 5-7, alternate, estipulate, 3.5-12.5 x 2-7 cm, elliptic-oblong

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal and axillary panicles Yellow 5 0-12 mm long; bracts small, dioecious; bracteoles 2, cauducous. Calyx tube campanulate. Flowering season is September-October

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A Pod 2.5-5 cm across Orbicular-reniform, broadly winged; seed one, subreniform. Pod surface is distinctly veined Fruiting season is September-October

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 15.
  2. ↑ FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

Retrieved from "https://ayurwiki.org/index.php?title=Pterocarpus_marsupium_-_Asana,_Bijaka&oldid=54916"