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Aesculus indica - Indian horse chestnut

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Pangara, Aesculus indica

Pangara is a temperate deciduous tree in the soapnut family, native to the western Himalayan region. They grow at altitudes from 1800 - 3000 m.

Uses

Parts Used

Seeds


Chemical Composition

The leaves contain aescin, quercetin and beta-sitosterol. Stems also contain rutin, astragalin, aesculin. Seeds contain aescin, aesculuside A and B, also aliphatic esters.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi akhnor, bankhor, goon, gun, khanir, khanoor, khanor, pangar, pangara
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Indian Horse Chestnut

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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
Digitate Opposite The leaves are large, opposite, digitate, glossy, laceolate ( Boat shaped),margin entire and venation pinnate, it forms a umbel shaped at the branch apex

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
bisexual terminal panicle white the flowers are found in a long stack about 40 cm long and bearing about 300 flowers

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fleshy capsules Large brown seeds {{{6}}}

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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate forest.

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References

  1. "Chemical constituents"
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Common names
  3. "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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External Links

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