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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/38447 Pandanus tinctorious on cabi.org]
 
* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/38447 Pandanus tinctorious on cabi.org]
 
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Revision as of 11:35, 20 May 2019

Ketaka

Screwpine is a small evergreen tree with conspicuous prop roots and prickly stems. It grows to about 7 metres tall with sword-like leaves that can be 1 metre long.

Uses

Blennorrhoea

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits, Buds, Roots.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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


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

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Large cuttings, Cuttings of shoots.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics. It can tolerate occasional temperatures down to almost freezing. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. Grows well in sandy soils. Does well in poor or highly alkaline soils. Succeeds in sun or partial shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Back of the beach.

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References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. "Cultivation"

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