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[[File:The flowers of clove tree in Pemba island.JPG|thumb|right|''Lavanga'', ''Syzygium aromaticum'']] | [[File:The flowers of clove tree in Pemba island.JPG|thumb|right|''Lavanga'', ''Syzygium aromaticum'']] | ||
− | '''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum | + | '''Lavanga''' is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Cultivated in many parts of the world and also to a considerable extent in South India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> |
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==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
{{Common names|sa=Devapushpa|en=Clove|gu=Lavang, Laving|hi=Lavanga, Laung|kn=Lavanga|ks=Rung|ml=Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu|mr=Lavang|pa=Laung, Long|ta=Kirambu, Lavangam|te=Lavangalu}} | {{Common names|sa=Devapushpa|en=Clove|gu=Lavang, Laving|hi=Lavanga, Laung|kn=Lavanga|ks=Rung|ml=Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu|mr=Lavang|pa=Laung, Long|ta=Kirambu, Lavangam|te=Lavangalu}} | ||
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===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
− | {{Leaf|Simple|Opposite| | + | {{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> |
===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
− | {{Flower|Bisexual| | + | {{Flower|Bisexual|Cymes|Pale yellow|10|Calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior.}} |
===Fruit=== | ===Fruit=== | ||
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==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]] |
Latest revision as of 15:49, 21 January 2020
Lavanga is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Cultivated in many parts of the world and also to a considerable extent in South India. [1]
Contents
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | Lavanga |
Hindi | Lavanga, Laung |
Malayalam | Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu |
Tamil | Kirambu, Lavangam |
Telugu | Lavangalu |
Marathi | Lavang |
Gujarathi | Lavang, Laving |
Punjabi | Laung, Long |
Kashmiri | Rung |
Sanskrit | Devapushpa |
English | Clove |
Chemical Composition
Essential oils (eugenalacetate and caryophyllene).
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu, Teekshna
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Shoolahara, Deepana, Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | Opposite | Petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Bisexual | Cymes | Pale yellow | 10 | Calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Berry | Dark purple | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub or small tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Ayurvedic Medicine