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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
 
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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===Food===
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Oroxylum indicum can be used in Food. Flowers are cooked as vegetable. Unripe fruits are pickled.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
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Kapha, Vata
 
Kapha, Vata
 
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Oroxylum indicum Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B and C; polyphenols baicalein, oroxylin A and chrysin, ursolic acid, benzoic acid; Tannins<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
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Seed is the best propagation material and should be collected before split- ting of pods during February–March. Seed germination percentage is 80%–90% without any pretreatment.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Seed is the best propagation material and should be collected before split- ting of pods during February–March. Seed germination percentage is 80%–90% without any pretreatment<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Oroxylum indicum is available through June to December<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/oroxylum-indicum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/oroxylum-indicum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:161</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:161</ref>
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.121, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336262/ Phytochemical and antimicrobial study of Oroxylum indicum]
 
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336262/ Phytochemical and antimicrobial study of Oroxylum indicum]
 
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273990119_Chemical_constituents_from_Oroxylum_indicum_L_Kurz_of_Nepalese_Origin CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS FROM OROXYLUM INDICUM]
 
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273990119_Chemical_constituents_from_Oroxylum_indicum_L_Kurz_of_Nepalese_Origin CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS FROM OROXYLUM INDICUM]
* [http://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php?plantid=0091&bname=Oroxylum%20indicum Oroxylum indicum on database of medicinal plants and automatic plants]
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*[http://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php?plantid=0091&bname=Oroxylum%20indicum Oroxylum indicum on database of medicinal plants and automatic plants]
 
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Broken%20Bones%20Tree.html Oroxylum indicum on flowers of india]
 
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Broken%20Bones%20Tree.html Oroxylum indicum on flowers of india]
  

Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 November 2021

Oroxylum indicum, Shyonaka

Shyonaka is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It is a tree which can reach a height of 12 metres.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.[1]

Food

Oroxylum indicum can be used in Food. Flowers are cooked as vegetable. Unripe fruits are pickled.[2]

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves, Fruits, Seeds

Chemical Composition

Baicalein, oroxylin and pinostrobin along with one sterol, Stigmast.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Tattuna
Hindi Bhut-vriksha
Malayalam Palaqapayyani
Tamil Cori-konnai
Telugu Pampena
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aralu, Shyonaka
English Broken Bones Tree, Indian Trumpet Flower


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), Madhura (Sweet0

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Oroxylum indicum Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B and C; polyphenols baicalein, oroxylin A and chrysin, ursolic acid, benzoic acid; Tannins[2].

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Compound Triangular 2-3 pinnate, pinnae 5-9; imparipinnate, opposite; leaflets 3-5 in each pinnae, opposite, 7.5-15 x 4-9 cm, ovate, apex acuminate.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 10cm long Reddish-purple and pinkish-yellow 5 Flowers in terminal racemes, large, reddish-purple and pinkish-yellow within

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Flat 30-90 cm long Compressed, tapering at both ends Seeds thin, papery, 5-6 cm long, winged all around except at base. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[5]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Seed is the best propagation material and should be collected before split- ting of pods during February–March. Seed germination percentage is 80%–90% without any pretreatment[6]. Oroxylum indicum is available through June to December[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:161
  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.121, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. Chemical constituents
  4. Morphology
  5. Ayurvedic preparations
  6. Cultivation details

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