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[[File:Prunus fruticosa 2.jpg|thumb|right|''Prunus fruticosa'', ''Mongolian cherry'']]
 
[[File:Prunus fruticosa 2.jpg|thumb|right|''Prunus fruticosa'', ''Mongolian cherry'']]
  
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Prunus fruticosa, the European dwarf cherry,<ref name="int"/> or dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry is a deciduous, xerophytic, winter-hardy, cherry-bearing shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry, but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis.
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'''Prunus fruticosa''' is the European dwarf cherry is a deciduous shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry, but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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As a shrub Prunus fruticosa grows 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) high and as wide, in almost any soil, but best in loamy soil, spreading via suckers. Roots are abundant. The plant requires full sun, it is a steppe rather than a forest plant, although it does form thickets at the edges of open forest.
 
  
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The bark is dark brown with yellow lenticels. The leaves are oblanceolate to obovate, about 12 mm by 6 mm, with acumenate apex, glabrous above, thick, serrated with crenate margin, dark green, yellow in autumn, with a short petiole.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
  
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The flowers are white hermaphroditic blossoms in leafy bracts located 2-4 each on short peduncles in sessile umbels. They are pollinated by bees. In the Northern Hemisphere, the plant flowers in May. The fruit is light to dark red, globose to pyriform, about 8–25 mm in diameter, ripening in August. The taste is sour-sweet, or tart.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Four sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose and sorbitol) and four organic acids (malic, citric, shikimic, and fumaric acid)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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*As a sour tasting cherry, the fruit is used in cooking, and for jams and jellies. It has medicinal uses as an astringent.<ref name="uses"/> The flowers are its basis of bee-keeping honey plant.  
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==Properties==
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*A green dye can be obtained from the leaves<ref name="uses2"/>
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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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*In small amounts this exceedingly poisonous compound stimulates respiration, improves digestion and gives a sense of well-being<ref name="uses2"/>
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===Dravya===
  
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==Common name==
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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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* '''English''' - Mongolian cherry
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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<references>
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{{Leaf|Simple|ovate-elliptical|Leaf Margin is Crenate-serrulate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRFR2  "Prunus fruticosa"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-9.pdf " Prunus fruticosa (Mongolian Cherry)"]</ref>
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===Flower===
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<ref name="uses2">[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+fruticosa Prunus fruticosa - Pall - Plants for a future]</ref>
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White|5-20|Flower Type is 2 or 4 flowers in sessile umbels, with leafy bracts}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Cherry|2-4cm|Fruit Type is Cherry-shaped fruit, globose|Fruit Color is Dark red|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Thrives in a well-drained moisture-retentive loamy soil, growing well on limestone<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Thickets and dry grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest-steppes and steppe zone}}, {{Commonly seen|broad-leaved forest margins}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Prunus fruticosa 1.jpg
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Image:Prunus fruticosa 2.jpg
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8469.JPG
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8465.JPG
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8463.JPG
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8666.JPG
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8665.JPG
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Image:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 2187.JPG
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02777.x "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-9.pdf "General Description"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+fruticosa "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/agrimony.html]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_fruticosa Prunus fruticosa - Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agrimonia+eupatoria]
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* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/agrimony-herb.html]
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* [https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/agrimony.htm]
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* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
  
 
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Revision as of 17:11, 31 May 2018

Prunus fruticosa, Mongolian cherry

Prunus fruticosa is the European dwarf cherry is a deciduous shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry, but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Four sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose and sorbitol) and four organic acids (malic, citric, shikimic, and fumaric acid)[1]

Common names

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


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple ovate-elliptical Leaf Margin is Crenate-serrulate

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long White 5-20 Flower Type is 2 or 4 flowers in sessile umbels, with leafy bracts

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Cherry 2-4cm Fruit Type is Cherry-shaped fruit, globose Fruit Color is Dark red {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Thrives in a well-drained moisture-retentive loamy soil, growing well on limestone[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thickets and dry grassland, Forest-steppes and steppe zone, broad-leaved forest margins.

Photo Gallery

  • Prunus fruticosa 1.jpg
  • Prunus fruticosa 2.jpg
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8469.JPG
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8465.JPG
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8463.JPG
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8666.JPG
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8665.JPG
  • Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 2187.JPG

References

  1. ↑ "chemical constituents"
  2. ↑ "General Description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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