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'''Taxus globosa''' is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 4.6 metres tall, with specimens up to 15 metres reported in the highlands of Guatemala. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It is a potential source of the anticancer drug 'taxol'.
 
==Uses==
 
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==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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It contains P-hydroxybenzoic acid (1), putraflavone (2), sequoiavone (3), 7, 13-dideacetyl-9, 10-debenzoyltaxchinin C (4), baccatin VI (5) and taxumairone etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Taxus globosa is moderately cold hardy, tolerating occasional, short-lived temperatures falling to between -12.1°c and -6.7°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Montane forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Pine-oak forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:TAXUS BACCATA - GUIXERS - IB-151.JPG|A Guixers (Solsonès -Catalunya)
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File:TAXUS BACCATA - MORIPOL - IB-820 (Teix).JPG|A Gósol (Berguedà - Catalunya)
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File:Tejo barondillo1.jpg|Old ''Taxus baccata'' called 'Tejo de Barondillo', located in the Guadarrama mountain range, central Spain.
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File:Tejo barondillo2.jpg|Old ''Taxus baccata'' called 'Tejo de Barondillo', located in the Guadarrama mountain range, central Spain.
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File:Taxus baccata tree.jpg|In Arlós, Llanera, Asturias in [[Spain]]
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File:Barlind - tree.JPG|Barlind - from Botanical Garden [[:no:Bergen Museum|Bergen Museum]] in [[Norway]]
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File:TaxusBaccataMallorca.jpg|Tree on Mallorca
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875536411600320 Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Taxus+globosa Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
 
 
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "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://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/taxus-baccata Taxus baccata on sciencedirect.com]
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* [http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306036-2 Taxus baccata on plantsoftheworldonline.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 15:08, 19 August 2020

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Taxus globosa is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 4.6 metres tall, with specimens up to 15 metres reported in the highlands of Guatemala. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It is a potential source of the anticancer drug 'taxol'.

Uses

Cancer.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Bark.

Chemical Composition

It contains P-hydroxybenzoic acid (1), putraflavone (2), sequoiavone (3), 7, 13-dideacetyl-9, 10-debenzoyltaxchinin C (4), baccatin VI (5) and taxumairone etc.[2]

Common names

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


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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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, Cuttings of half-ripe terminal shoots, Air layering, Cuttings of ripe terminal shoots.

How to plant/cultivate

Taxus globosa is moderately cold hardy, tolerating occasional, short-lived temperatures falling to between -12.1°c and -6.7°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Montane forest, Pine-oak forest.

Photo Gallery

References

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

External Links