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Alstonia scholaris - Saptaparna, Doddapala
Alstonia scholaris is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall with a somewhat tessellated corky grey to grey-white bark. Saptaparna consists of stem bark of Alstonia scholaris (Lin) a tall evergreen tree, found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts ascending to 900m from Jammu eastwards and western peninsula mostly in deciduous forests.[1]
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
Chest Pain, Headache, Stomachache, Gastric problems, Fever, Skin diseases, Intestinal worms,Diabetes, Vomiting.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Principal constituents of leaf, barks of stems and roots are indole alkaloids, picrinine, nareline, akuammicine, scholarine, strictamine, tetrahydroalastonine, detamine, echitenine, echitamine, ditamine, echitamidine, stigmasterol, ß-sitosterol, campesterol, flavanols, a- & ß-amyrin, lupeol, lupeol acetate and phenolic acids. Fresh leaves also contain five alkaloids, including nareline, akuammidine, picralinal, picrinine and ?-akuammigine. Stem bark contains echitamine, a glycoside of venoterpine, sterols, ß-sitosterol, triterpenes, saponins, lactones, a-amyrin acetate. Bark has also been reported to contain a blood sugar reducing agent.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Maddale, Hale, Eleyalaga |
| Hindi | Chhativan, Satawana |
| Malayalam | Daivaphal, Ezilampala |
| Tamil | Ezilampalai |
| Telugu | Edakula Ponna |
| Marathi | Satveen |
| Gujarathi | Saptaparna, Satvana |
| Punjabi | Sathi, Satanna |
| Kashmiri | Kath |
| Sanskrit | Saptacchada, Saptaparni, Saptaahva |
| English | Dita |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Sara, Snigdha
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Anulomana, Deepana, Jvaraghna, Kushaghna, Raktashodhaka, Tridoshaghna
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Obovate; Elliptical | Foliar Shape(s) is Non-Palm Foliage |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Small, inconspicuous | Cream / Off-White, Green | Flowering Habit is Polycarpic, Flower Symmetry is Radial |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Fruit | Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Follicle) | Mature Fruit Colour is Brown |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres [4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Notophyll vine forests, Palm-dominated forests, Coastal region.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 129.
- ↑ "Chemical Constituents"
- ↑ "plant morphology"
- ↑ "Cultivation details"
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Chest Pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastric problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal worms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Herbs with Latex 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 Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Notophyll vine forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Palm-dominated forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal region
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopedia of India
- Herbs
