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'''Alstonia scholaris''' is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall. It is found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts ascending to 900m from Jammu eastwards and western peninsula mostly in deciduous and evergreen forests.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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'''Alstonia scholaris''' is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall with a somewhat tessellated corky grey to grey-white bark. The bole is cylindrical and up to 125cm in diameter, on older trees it is strongly fluted. The trees are often deciduous, losing their leaves for brief periods at irregular intervals.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Chest Pain}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}},{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
 
{{Uses|Chest Pain}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}},{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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Principal constituents of leaf, barks of stems and roots are indole alkaloids, picrinine, nareline, akuammicine, scholarine, strictamine, tetrahydroalastonine, detamine, echitenine, echitamine etc.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=Saptaparna|en=Scholar Tree, Dita bark, Devil tree, Blackboard Tree|gu= |hi=Saptaparni|kn=Aelele Haale, Bantale, Doddapala|ks= |ml=Daivappala |mr=Satvin|pa=|ta=Ezilai piLLai|te=Daevasurippi}}
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{{Common names|sa=Saptacchada, Saptaparni, Saptaahva|en=Dita|gu=Saptaparna, Satvana|hi=Chhativan, Satawana|kn=Maddale, Hale, Eleyalaga|ks=Kath|ml=Daivaphal, Ezilampala|mr=Satveen|pa=Sathi, Satanna|ta=Ezilampalai|te=Edakula Ponna}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Dravya===
 
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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Tikta, Kashaya
 
===Guna===
 
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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Sara, Snigdha
 
===Veerya===
 
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Ushna (Hot)
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Ushna (heat)
 
===Vipaka===
 
===Vipaka===
 
Katu (Pungent)
 
Katu (Pungent)
 
===Karma===
 
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Kapha, Vata
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Anulomana, [[Deepana]], Jvaraghna, Kushaghna, Raktashodhaka, Tridoshaghna
 
===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
  
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Obovate; Elliptical|Leaves are arranged in a whorl around the stem.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Small, inconspicuous|Cream / Off-White, Green||Flowering Habit is Polycarpic, Flower Symmetry is Radial}}
  
 
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Follicle)||||Mature Fruit Colour is Brown}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
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* [[Mahatiktam kashayam]]
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* [[Araagwadhadi kashayam]]
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* [[Maha panchagavya ghritham]]
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Seeds are the best planting material for raising the crop. No pretreatment is generally required.  <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
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Alstonia scholaris at Kadavoor.jpg|Leaves
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alstonia+scholaris "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 129.</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/alstonia-scholaris.php Chemical Constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2705 Plant morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/alstonia-scholaris Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 6 February 2020

Doddapala, Saptaparna

Alstonia scholaris is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall. It is found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts ascending to 900m from Jammu eastwards and western peninsula mostly in deciduous and evergreen forests.[1]

Uses

Chest Pain, Headache, Stomachache, Gastric problems, Fever, Skin diseases, Intestinal worms,Diabetes, Vomiting.

Parts Used

Latex

Chemical Composition

Principal constituents of leaf, barks of stems and roots are indole alkaloids, picrinine, nareline, akuammicine, scholarine, strictamine, tetrahydroalastonine, detamine, echitenine, echitamine etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Maddale, Hale, Eleyalaga
Hindi Chhativan, Satawana
Malayalam Daivaphal, Ezilampala
Tamil Ezilampalai
Telugu Edakula Ponna
Marathi Satveen
Gujarathi Saptaparna, Satvana
Punjabi Sathi, Satanna
Kashmiri Kath
Sanskrit Saptacchada, Saptaparni, Saptaahva
English Dita


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya

Guna

Sara, Snigdha

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Anulomana, Deepana, Jvaraghna, Kushaghna, Raktashodhaka, Tridoshaghna

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Obovate; Elliptical Leaves are arranged in a whorl around the stem.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Small, inconspicuous Cream / Off-White, Green Flowering Habit is Polycarpic, Flower Symmetry is Radial

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Follicle) Mature Fruit Colour is Brown

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

Seeds are the best planting material for raising the crop. No pretreatment is generally required. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Notophyll vine forests, Palm-dominated forests, Coastal region.

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Flowers

  • Leaves

  • Trunk

  • Seeds

  • Fruits

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 129.
  2. ↑ Chemical Constituents
  3. ↑ Plant morphology
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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