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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}} | {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}} | ||
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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}} | {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}} | ||
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
{{Common names|sa=|en=African sausage tree|gu=|hi=Balam kheera, jhar fanoos|kn=aanethoradu kaayi, mara sowthae|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Yanai pudukan|te=enuga thondamu, jijiliyaarnattu, kijili, naagamalle}} | {{Common names|sa=|en=African sausage tree|gu=|hi=Balam kheera, jhar fanoos|kn=aanethoradu kaayi, mara sowthae|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Yanai pudukan|te=enuga thondamu, jijiliyaarnattu, kijili, naagamalle}} | ||
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==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
| − | {{Leaf|Pinnate|Opposite| crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm, leathery, roughly hairy on both surfaces, rather yellowish-green above, paler green below, apex broadly tapering to rounded; base square, asymmetric in the lateral leaflets, symmetric in the terminal leaflet; margin entire, sometimes obscurely toothed, wavy; the lower leaflets shortly petiolulate, the terminal pair without petiolules; petiole up to 15 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | + | {{Leaf|Pinnate|Opposite| crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm, leathery, roughly hairy on both surfaces, rather yellowish-green above, paler green below, apex broadly tapering to rounded; base square, asymmetric in the lateral leaflets, symmetric in the terminal leaflet; margin entire, sometimes obscurely toothed, wavy; the lower leaflets shortly petiolulate, the terminal pair without petiolules; petiole up to 15 cm long}} |
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===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | A plant of low to higher elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres. | + | A plant of low to higher elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres. |
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==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 22 May 2019
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Sausage tree is an extremely variable, semideciduous tree with a large, dense, spreading crown; it sometimes grows up to 23 metres tall but is usually smaller. The bole is sometimes crooked, it usually branches from low-down and can be 80cm in diameter.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Wound healing, Skin diseases, Venereal diseases, Diarrhea, Infertility, Jaundice, Leprosy [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | aanethoradu kaayi, mara sowthae |
| Hindi | Balam kheera, jhar fanoos |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | Yanai pudukan |
| Telugu | enuga thondamu, jijiliyaarnattu, kijili, naagamalle |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | African sausage tree |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Opposite | crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm, leathery, roughly hairy on both surfaces, rather yellowish-green above, paler green below, apex broadly tapering to rounded; base square, asymmetric in the lateral leaflets, symmetric in the terminal leaflet; margin entire, sometimes obscurely toothed, wavy; the lower leaflets shortly petiolulate, the terminal pair without petiolules; petiole up to 15 cm long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Pendulous panicles | Flowers striking, dark maroon with heavy yellow veining on the outside,
cup shaped, asymmetric, up to 15 cm across the mouth, unpleasant smelling; in 6- to 12-flowered, lax, pendulous sprays up to 90 cm long. Calyx shortly tubular with 2-5 ribbed lobes; corolla widely cup shaped with 5 broad spreading lobes; stamens 4, slightly protruding beyond the mouth of the corolla tube; ovary 1-chambered. |
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sausage shaped | 45 cm long by 15 cm diameter | greyish-brown, heavily dotted with lenticels, indehiscent, heavy, weighing up to 12 kg, containing a fibrous pulp in which are embedded many seeds. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of low to higher elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Sub tropical area
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Leaves
Flower
Flowers
Whole tree
Fruits
Fruits
Seeds
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References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound healing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Venereal diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Infertility
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Jaundice
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Semi deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
- Herbs
