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Ziziphus rugosa
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Ziziphus rugosa is a spiny, evergreen tree growing around 5 - 9 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Swollen gums, Toothaches, Menorrhagia.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains lupeol, betulin, betulinic aldehyde, betulinic acid, alphitolic acid, euscaphic acid, zizyberenalic acid, and β−sitosterol etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Belahadu, Kanika |
| Hindi | Churna, Suran |
| Malayalam | Thodali, Tutari |
| Tamil | Totari |
| Telugu | Gottichettu |
| Marathi | Toran |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Ghontaa |
| English | Wild Jujube, Wrinkled Jujube |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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
Seeds, Division of root suckers.
How to plant/cultivate
This species is an important host for the parasitic scale insect, Laccifer lacca (lac insect).[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Riverbanks, Shorea forest, Sparse forests, Thickets on hills, Sunny places on mountains.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Swollen gums
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothaches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Menorrhagia
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division of root suckers
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Riverbanks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Shorea forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sparse forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thickets on hills
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sunny places on mountains
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