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'''Wrightia arborea''' is a deciduous tree with a rounded crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 35cm in diameter; it is unbuttressed. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of wood and dyes. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in Africa.
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Scorpion stings}}, {{Uses|Renal complaints}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains Four uncommon sterols, desmosterol, clerosterol, 24-methylene-25-methylcholesterol, and 24-dehydropollinastanol, were isolated and identified in addition to several more common phytosterols etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=Kutaja|en=Woolly Dyeing Rosebay|gu=|hi=Daira|kn=|ks=|ml=Ayyappaala|mr=Pandu kuda|pa=|ta=Vet-palai|te=Adaviankudu}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
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A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Deciduous forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Often along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky soils}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931199/#:~:text=Four%20uncommon%20sterols%2C%20desmosterol%2C%20clerosterol,of%20Wrightia%20tinctoria%20also%20isolated. Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Woolly%20Dyeing%20Rosebay.html#:~:text=Wrightia%20arborea%20%2D%20Woolly%20Dyeing%20Rosebay&text=Woolly%20Dyeing%20Rosebay%20is%20a,is%20gray%2C%20thick%20and%20corky.&text=They%20are%20borne%20in%20many,at%20the%20end%20of%20branches. Common names]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Wrightia+arborea 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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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265649 Wrightia tomentosa on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/wrightia/wrightia-arborea Wrightia tomentosa on sites.google.com]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/003194229280469U Wrightia tomentosa on sciencedirect.com]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 4 September 2020

Wrightia tomentosa Thung muc long.JPG

Wrightia arborea is a deciduous tree with a rounded crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 35cm in diameter; it is unbuttressed. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of wood and dyes. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in Africa.

Uses

Snake bites, Scorpion stings, Renal complaints[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains Four uncommon sterols, desmosterol, clerosterol, 24-methylene-25-methylcholesterol, and 24-dehydropollinastanol, were isolated and identified in addition to several more common phytosterols etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Daira
Malayalam Ayyappaala
Tamil Vet-palai
Telugu Adaviankudu
Marathi Pandu kuda
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Kutaja
English Woolly Dyeing Rosebay

[3]

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
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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 tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Deciduous forest, Thickets, Often along streams, Rocky soils.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

External Links