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Elaeagnus conferta is a straggling, evergreen shrub, often climbing into other plants and growing up to 12 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as a fruit crop in gardens and can also be used as a hedge.

Uses

Sores, Ulcers.[1]

Food

Elaeagnus conferta can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw or used as a preservative[2].

Parts Used

Fruit, Seed.

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಹಲಗೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Halage balli, ಹೆಜ್ಜಾಲ Hejjala
Hindi
Malayalam Angolanga
Tamil Kurankup-palam
Telugu
Marathi Amgul
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Bastard oleaster, Snake fruit

[4]

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

Nutritional components

Elaeagnus conferta Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2]

Habit

Evergreen Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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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, Cuttings of mature wood, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Air Layering.

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in most soils that are well-drained. Prefers a soil that is only moderately fertile, succeeding in poor soils and in dry soils. This species is notably resistant to honey fungus[6]. Elaeagnus conferta is available through March-May[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dense forests, Bamboo and mixed deciduous forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.72, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. Common names
  5. [Morphology]
  6. [Cultivation]

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