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'''Pandanus amaryllifolius''' is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (/ˈpændən/). It has fragrant leaves which are used widely for flavouring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia and South Asia.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|reduce fever}}, {{Uses|relieve indigestion}}, {{Uses|flatulence}}.
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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The main chemical components of the essential oil were phytol (42.15%), squalene (16.81%), what's more pentadecanal (6.17%), pentadecanoic acid (4.49%), 3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (3.83%), phytone (2.05%).
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Fragrant Pandan}}
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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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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herbs}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|linear in outline|Leaf margin and acute apex (2 - 5 cm wide, 25 - 75 cm long). Leaves of the tree form are the same shape, but about twice the size (7 - 9 cm wide, 150 - 220 cm long).}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the humid lowland tropics. Apart from the continuous harvesting of fragrant pandan, there are some indications that ever-wet climatic conditions are less favourable for the development of the large growth form, and thus assist in the perpetuation of the small growth form.
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Garden area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Pandan Leaf (Pandanus amaryllifolius).jpg
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File:Pandanus amaryllifolius-2-bsi-yercaud-salem-India.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25345137#:~:text=The%20main%20chemical%20components%20of,the%20essential%20oil%20of%20Pandanus Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/2/2299 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pandanus+amaryllifolius Cultivation Details]</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/2/2299 Pandanus amaryllifolius]
  
  
 
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Revision as of 14:42, 9 June 2020

Pandanus amaryllifolius

Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (/ˈpændən/). It has fragrant leaves which are used widely for flavouring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Uses

reduce fever, relieve indigestion, flatulence.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The main chemical components of the essential oil were phytol (42.15%), squalene (16.81%), what's more pentadecanal (6.17%), pentadecanoic acid (4.49%), 3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (3.83%), phytone (2.05%). [1]

Common names

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


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

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple linear in outline Leaf margin and acute apex (2 - 5 cm wide, 25 - 75 cm long). Leaves of the tree form are the same shape, but about twice the size (7 - 9 cm wide, 150 - 220 cm long).

[2]

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

A plant of the humid lowland tropics. Apart from the continuous harvesting of fragrant pandan, there are some indications that ever-wet climatic conditions are less favourable for the development of the large growth form, and thus assist in the perpetuation of the small growth form. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Garden area.

Photo Gallery

  • Pandan Leaf (Pandanus amaryllifolius).jpg
  • Pandanus amaryllifolius-2-bsi-yercaud-salem-India.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical composition
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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