Elaeagnus conferta

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Elaeagnus conferta is a straggling, evergreen shrub, often climbing into other plants and growing up to 12 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as a fruit crop in gardens and can also be used as a hedge.

Uses

Sores, Ulcers.

Food

Elaeagnus conferta can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw or used as a preservative.

Parts Used

Fruit, Seed.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಹಲಗೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Halage balli, ಹೆಜ್ಜಾಲ Hejjala
Hindi
Malayalam	Angolanga
Tamil	Kurankup-palam
Telugu
Marathi	Amgul
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Bastard oleaster, Snake fruit

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

Nutritional components

Elaeagnus conferta Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium

Habit

Evergreen Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of mature wood, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Air Layering.

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in most soils that are well-drained. Prefers a soil that is only moderately fertile, succeeding in poor soils and in dry soils. This species is notably resistant to honey fungus. Elaeagnus conferta is available through March-May

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dense forests, Bamboo and mixed deciduous forests.

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