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'''Guazuma ulmifolia''' is a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is 30 - 40cm, occasionally to 60cm in diameter. The plant is evergreen, except in areas with a long, dry season.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Baldness}}, {{Uses|Blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhea}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Alopecia}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Desentery}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Stem bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=Pundraksha|en=West Indian Elm, Honey tree|gu=Bhadraksha|hi=Rudrakshi|kn=Badrakshi, Jenumara|ks=|ml=Rudraksham|mr=Rudrakshi|pa=|ta=Thenmaram, Natturudraksha|te=Bhadraksha, Rudraksha}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Dravya===
 
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===Rasa===
 
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===Guna===
 
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==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
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===Flower===
 
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{{Flower||||Flowering from April to May}}
  
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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A plant of the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Colonizes recently disturbed areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Stream banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Guazuma+ulmifolia Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.964, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/West%20Indian%20Elm.html Guazuma ulmifolia on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Guazuma+ulmifolia Guazuma ulmifolia on pfaf.org]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264307 Guazuma ulmifolia on indiabiodiversity.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 25 January 2022

Guazuma ulmifolia 1.jpg

Guazuma ulmifolia is a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is 30 - 40cm, occasionally to 60cm in diameter. The plant is evergreen, except in areas with a long, dry season.

Uses

Baldness, Blood pressure, Gonorrhea, Wounds, Alopecia, Fever, Desentery[1]

Parts Used

Seed, Fruit, Stem bark, Leaf[2].

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Badrakshi, Jenumara
Hindi Rudrakshi
Malayalam Rudraksham
Tamil Thenmaram, Natturudraksha
Telugu Bhadraksha, Rudraksha
Marathi Rudrakshi
Gujarathi Bhadraksha
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Pundraksha
English West Indian Elm, Honey tree

[2]

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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from April to May {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from April to May

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

A plant of the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Colonizes recently disturbed areas, Stream banks, Secondary forest.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.964, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

External Links