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Seed - requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification and is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[200]. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible[200]. Protect the seed from mice etc. The seed can be rather slow, sometimes taking 18 months to germinate <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 22 July 2020

Prunus avium fruit.jpg

Elavālukaṃ consists of dried mature seed of Prunus avium Linn.f. (Fam. Rosaceae), a tree cultivated in Kashmir and lower Himalayas of Uttar Pradesh and W. Bengal seeds available in the market are enclosed in hard woody endocarp.

Uses

Cystitis, Oedema, Bronchial complaints, Anaemia, Cough, Indigestion, Respiratory problems, Looseness of the bowels.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It contains Prunasin (D-mandelonitrile-β-glucoside), Quercetin-3-0- rutinosyl-7, 3-0-biglucoside, Kaempferol-3-0-rutinosyl-4'-di-0-glucosideand 6-ethoxykaempferol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Aaluvaalu, Gilaas, Krusabala
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu Jeevakamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aileyaḥ, Elavālūḥ, Elukākhyaḥ
English Sweet Cherry


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kaṣāya

Guna

Rūkṣa, Laghu

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Kaphahara, Yonidoṣahara, Varṇya, Stambhana, śukraśodhaka, Vedanāsthāpana, Viḍaghna

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Oval Oblong Green and toothed with pointed tips, measuring 6–15cm with two red glands on the stalk at the leaf base. They fade to orange and deep crimson in autumn

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Hermaphrodite 8-15mm across White Meaning the male and female reproductive parts are found in the same flower, in April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled After pollination by insects, the flowers develop into globular, hairless deep red cherries Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

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

Seed - requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification and is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[200]. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible[200]. Protect the seed from mice etc. The seed can be rather slow, sometimes taking 18 months to germinate [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaf

  • Flowers

  • Buds

  • Fruits

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-57
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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