Difference between revisions of "Castanea sativa - Sweet chestnut"

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Marron, Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa is a species of Flowering plant in the family Fagaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia Minor. It is widely cultivated throughout the temperate world.

Uses

Bleeding, Fever, Ague, Cough, Rheumatism, Joint pain, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Seeds, Bark.

Chemical Composition

They contained (g/100g dry matter basis) total carbohydrates 75.32 - 86.31, total sugar 10.32 - 22.79, invert sugar 0.08 - 1.25, starch 54.45 - 69.70, sucrose 8.86 - 21.28, ash 1.02 - 3.22, crude cellulose 3.58 - 5.96, total fat 0.49 - 2.01, total protein 4.88 - 10.87^[1]

Common names

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

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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		there is one leaf per node along the stem and the edge of the leaf blade has teeth

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	2-4cm long	brown	5	These catkins are 10 to 20 cm long and appear in late June to July

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
general		the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe	the bark of an adult plant is ridged or plated		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a good well-drained slightly acid loam in a sunny position but it also succeeds in dry soils^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mountain area, Temperate region.

Photo Gallery

Trees, Graubünden, Switzerland
A tree in Marchin, Belgium
A tree in the Swiss alps
tree
Leaves
Male Inflorescence
Female inflorescence
Fruits
Fruits
Chestnuts
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical composition of Castanea sativa"

[Leaf-2] "charecteristics"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cultivation details"

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 File:Sweet Chestnut Forest.jpg|A tree in the Swiss alps
 File:Edelkastanie (Castanea sativa) 1.jpg|tree
+File:Castanea sativa foliage Artvin.jpg|Leaves
+File:Blüte Edelkastanie.jpg|Male Inflorescence
+File:Castanea sativa 0004.JPG|Female inflorescence
+File:Edelkastanien.jpg|Fruits
+File:Castanea sativa - Infructescence, Fruchtstand.JPG|Fruits
+File:Chestnut02.jpg|Chestnuts
+File:2006-11-16Castanea sativa01.jpg|Seeds
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