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Pithecellobium dulce
Pithecellobium dulce is a fast-growing tree with a generally broad and spreading or rounded crown. It usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall. It ranges between 5 and 18 metres. Multiple boles are often formed, these are usually short, generally 30 - 50cm in diameter but up to 100cm. The tree is widely cultivated as an ornamental, shade-providing plant in the tropics. It is also grown in S. America for its fruit and seed. The fruits are sold in local markets.
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
Swellings, Venereal sores, Indigestion, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Haemoptysis, Internal ulcers.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains the powders were analyzed for moisture, total ash, crude fat, crude protein, reducing sugars, total sugars, crude fiber, anthocyanin contents and acidity by using standard methods[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Sime Hunase Mara, Manilla Hunase |
| Hindi | Dakhani Babool |
| Malayalam | Kodappuli |
| Tamil | Karkapilli |
| Telugu | Simachinta |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | NA |
| English | Manilla Tamarind |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering season is February - May |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting season is February - May |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]
How to plant/cultivate
The tree grows well at low and medium altitudes in both wet and dry areas of the tropics.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Thinly forested plains, Hillsides, Coastal thickets.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 711
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Swellings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Venereal sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Haemoptysis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal ulcers
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- 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 English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thinly forested plains
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Hillsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal thickets
- Herbs
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