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Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus, laurustinus viburnum, or laurestine) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.
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'''Viburnum tinus''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.
  
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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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It is a shrub (rarely a small tree) reaching 2–7 m (7–23 ft) tall and 3 m (10 ft) broad, with a dense, rounded crown. The leaves are evergreen, persisting 2–3 years, ovate to elliptic, borne in opposite pairs, 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are small, white or light pink, produced from reddish-pink buds in dense cymes 5–10 cm diameter in the winter. The fragrant flowers are bisexual and pentamerous. The flowering period is from October to June. Pollination is by insects. The fruit is a dark blue-black drupe 5–7 mm long.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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V. tinus has medicinal properties. The active ingredients are viburnin (a substance or more probably a mixture of compounds) and tannins. Tannins can cause stomach upset. The leaves when infused have antipyretic properties. The fruits have been used as purgatives against constipation. The tincture has been used lately in herbal medicine as a remedy for depression. The plant also contains iridoid glucosides.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== External Links ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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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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===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|Evergreen Shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|ovate–elliptic|Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkish-white|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm|Laurustinus fruit by Wendy Cutler|With hooked hairs|-}}
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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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Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Luxuriant type of macchia vegetation}}, {{Commonly seen|Undergrowth in woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Near the sea region}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Caprifoliaceae - Viburnum tinus (2).JPG
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Image:Virburnum tinus fruit.jpg|''Viburnum tinus'' fruits and blossoms, in [[Sierra Madrona]]
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File:Viburnum_tinus_001.JPG
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Image:ViburnumTinus-'Gwenllian'-overv.jpg|''Viburnum tinus''
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File:Viburnum tinus leaves.jpg|Leaves of ''Viburnum tinus''
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File:MHNT Viburnum tinus.jpg|{{VI-tiny}}''Viburnum tinus''
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Viburnum+tinus "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18950/Viburnum-tinus/Details Viburnum tinus on rhs.org]
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* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Viburnum+tinus Viburnum tinus on useful trophical plants]
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* [https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Viburnum-Tinus-Laurustinus Viburnum tinus on gardenia.net]
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_tinus Viburnum tinus]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:43, 14 June 2018

Viburnum tinus, laurestine

Viburnum tinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to the Mediterranean area of Europe and North Africa. Laurus signifies the leaves' similarities to bay laurel.

Uses

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

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[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

Evergreen Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple ovate–elliptic Shiny dark green leaves are evergreen and similar in shape to those of bay laurel

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Flower

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

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm Laurustinus fruit by Wendy Cutler With hooked hairs - {{{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

Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen. An easily grown plant, succeeding in both acid and alkaline soils but it is ill-adapted for poor soils and dry situations[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Luxuriant type of macchia vegetation, Undergrowth in woods, Near the sea region.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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