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Revision as of 16:07, 23 January 2019

Quercus libani, Lebanon oak

Quercus libani is a species of oak and it is native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran.

Uses

Cold, Fever, Cough, Bronchitis, Stimulating appetite, Indigestion, Inflammation, Diarrhea, Itchy skin

Parts Used

Seeds, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Phenols (TPH), Total Extractable Tannin (TT), Condensed Tannins (CT), Hydrolysable Tannins (HT) and Protein Precipitible Phenolics (PPP)[1]

Common names

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


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple lanceolate The leaves are base rounded, apex pointed

[2]

Flower

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

Fruit

{{Fruit|Thick|2 cm long|Basal scar flat or convex, large|cup thick with long, recurved, tomentose scale|many}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, At meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links