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Talispatra, Firs

Abies pindrow are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range.

Uses

Fever, Painkiller, Pain of menses, Terpenoids, Swelling, Catarrhal, Urinary bladder, Diarrhoea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The oils were characterized by a high content of monoterpenoids (68.9%-79.9%), mainly comprised by limonene (21.0%-34.4%), camphene (0.5%-19.9%), alpha-pinene (13.8%-16.8%), myrcene (6.7%-8.3%) and beta-pinene (6.5%-8.6%)^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Talispatri
Hindi	Himorinda, Rai, Span
Malayalam	Taleesaptram
Tamil	Talispatri
Telugu	Talispatri
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Dhatripatra, Manduparani, Sukodara, Talisa, Talisapatra
English	Himalayan silver

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Teekshna

Veerya

Ushna

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Needles	Leaves spiral, 2‑4 cm long, upper surface grooved, dark green, shiny.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual			Many	Male cones 1‑2 cm long, axillary, ellipsoid, reddish‑green; microsporophyll with ‑2 linear sporangia; microspores winged. Female cones 8‑12 cm long, solitary or in pairs, narrowly oblong, violet‑purple; megasporophyll obovate, 2 cm long

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Cone	8 - 12 cm long		oblong violet-black cones	Seeds 1‑1.2 cm long; wing twice as long as the seed.	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

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Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds are placed in a soil less medium such as vermiculite and covered just enough to hide them from view. This is then kept moist in a warm and spot. ^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mountain forests, Alpine lithosols.

Photo Gallery

Himachal Pradesh, India
Foliage, Manali
Dhanolti, Uttarakhand, India
Leaves
Hole tree
Cone illustration

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Ncbi resource

[Leaf-2] Botanical description

[Ayurvedic_preparations-3] [1]

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] Cultivation details

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 <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233604 Ncbi resource]</ref>
 <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-conifers-seed-45549.html Cultivation details]</ref>
-<ref name="Ayurvedic preparation">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/19/abies-webbiana-taleesa-patra-uses-research-side-effects/]</ref>
+<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/19/abies-webbiana-taleesa-patra-uses-research-side-effects/]</ref>
 <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242420054 Botanical description]</ref>