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'''Quercus libani''' is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Stimulating appetite}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}
  
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'''Lebanon oak''', the '''Quercus libani''', is a species of oak native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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Quercus libani is a deciduous tree growing to 8 metres (26 ft).<ref name="des"/> The deciduous leaf is slender, elongated and often asymmetrical, its base is round and its tip is slightly pointed. In the adult state the leaf's upper side is dark green and the under side is pale green.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Lebanon oak}}
  
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The flowers are monoecious, meaning that flowers from both sexes can be found on the same tree. They are pollinated by wind. The tree produces acorns that grow to about 2 cm to 3.5 cm in diameter.<ref name="des"/> Its length is half covered by the cupule.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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== Uses ==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Lanceolate|The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|Cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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2536-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
 
   
 
   
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*Lebanon oak wood is very hard and resistant to insect and fungal attack and is used in construction works.
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2538-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
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*Galls produced by the larvae of different insects that may be found on the trees have especially high tannin concentrations, are highly astringent and were used in the treatment of haemorrhage and diarrhea.
 
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*Tannin from the galls are also used as dye.
 
  
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==Common name==
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2540-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
  
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* '''English''' -  Lebanon oak
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Buda Arboreta. Upper garden. Lebanon Oak (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
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Budai Arborétum. Felső kert. Libanoni tölgyfa (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
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Quercus libani kz01.jpg
  
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== References ==
 
 
   
 
   
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Quercus libani kz02.jpg
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<ref name="des">[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani "Quercus libani - Plants For A Future database report"]</ref>
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.629.9100&rep=rep1&type=pdf Chemical analysis]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_libani.htm Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Quercus+libani Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.vdberk.com/trees/quercus-libani/ Quercus libani on Oaks of the World]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_libani Quercus libani - Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/browse/quercus/quercus-libani-olivier/ libani on beanstreesandshrubs.org]
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* [http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk/produce_view.php/en/querliba____p200/ Quercus libani on http://treeonlinenursery.co.uk]
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* [https://www.botanical-online.com/english/oak-species.htm Quercus libani on botanical-online.com]
  
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Fagaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 11 June 2020

Quercus libani, Lebanon oak

Quercus libani is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.

Uses

Cold, Fever, Cough, Bronchitis, Stimulating appetite, Indigestion, Inflammation, Diarrhea, Itchy skin

Parts Used

Seeds, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Lebanon oak


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Lanceolate The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Thick 2 cm long Basal scar flat or convex, large Cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale many {{{6}}}

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

Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, At meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • 2536-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
  • 2538-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
  • 2540-Quercus libani-Arb.Brno-8.12.JPG
  • Buda Arboreta. Upper garden. Lebanon Oak (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
  • Budai Arborétum. Felső kert. Libanoni tölgyfa (Quercus libani). - Budapest.JPG
  • Quercus libani kz01.jpg
  • Quercus libani kz02.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical analysis
  2. ↑ Plant description
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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