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Persea americana - Avacado
Avocado is a large, spreading, evergreen tree with an irregular, dense crown, that can vary widely in height according to variety. Grafted trees generally tend to be 8 - 10 metres tall.
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
Suppurating Wounds, Expelling worms, Skin afflictions, Scabies, Purulent wounds.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains one previously undescribed flavonol glycoside (1) together with ten known flavonoids (2–11), four megastigmane glycosides (12–15) and two lignans (16–17) were isolated.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
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| English |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
How to plant/cultivate
Different forms of the plant can succeed in a range of climates, ranging from subtropical with occasional frosts to lowland and highland tropics, where it can be grown at elevations as high as 2,800 metres.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Humid lowland forests, On limestone formations
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Suppurating Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Expelling worms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin afflictions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scabies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Purulent wounds
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Humid lowland forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of On limestone formations
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