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[[File:Quercus libani.jpg|thumb|right|''Quercus libani'', ''Lebanon oak'']]
 
[[File:Quercus libani.jpg|thumb|right|''Quercus libani'', ''Lebanon oak'']]
 
 
'''Quercus libani''' is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.
 
'''Quercus libani''' is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|stimulating appetite}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|inflammation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|itchy skin}}
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{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Stimulating appetite}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Lebanon oak}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
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{{Habit|Tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Lanceolate|The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many}
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{{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|Cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many}}
  
 
===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==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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2536-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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2538-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
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2540-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
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Buda Arboreta. Upper garden. Lebanon Oak (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
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Budai Arborétum. Felső kert. Libanoni tölgyfa (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
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Quercus libani kz01.jpg
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Quercus libani kz02.jpg
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.629.9100&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Chemical analysis"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.629.9100&rep=rep1&type=pdf Chemical analysis]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_libani.htm "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_libani.htm Plant description]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Fagaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 11 June 2020

Quercus libani, Lebanon oak

Quercus libani is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.

Uses

Cold, Fever, Cough, Bronchitis, Stimulating appetite, Indigestion, Inflammation, Diarrhea, Itchy skin

Parts Used

Seeds, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Lebanon oak


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Lanceolate The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed

[2]

Flower

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

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Thick 2 cm long Basal scar flat or convex, large Cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale many {{{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

Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, At meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links