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Syzygium aromaticum - Lavanga
Lavanga is the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & L.M. Perry Syn. Eugenia aromatica Kuntze, Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Fam. Myrtaceae), a tree. cultivated in many parts of the. world and also to a considerable extent in South India flower buds collected twice a year, In the months of October and February when they change colour from green to crimson, dried carefully and separated from their peduncles. [1]
Contents
- 1 Common names
- 2 Chemical Composition
- 3 Properties
- 4 Habit
- 5 Identification
- 6 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 7 Where to get the saplings
- 8 Mode of Propagation
- 9 How to plant/cultivate
- 10 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 11 Photo Gallery
- 12 References
- 13 See also
- 14 External Links
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Lavanga |
Hindi | Lavanga, Laung |
Malayalam | Karampu, Karayarnpoovu, Grampu |
Tamil | Kirambu, Lavangam |
Telugu | Lavangalu |
Marathi | Lavang |
Gujarathi | Lavang, Laving |
Punjabi | Laung, Long |
Kashmiri | Rung |
Sanskrit | Devapushpa |
English | Clove |
Chemical Composition
Essential oils (eugenalacetate and caryophyllene).
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu, Teekshna
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Shoolahara, Deepana, Kaasahara, Kaphapittashamaka, Paacana, Rucya
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
Simple | Opposite | petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bisexual | cymes | Pale yellow | 10 | calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berry | Dark purple | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
See also
External Links
- 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 - Shrub or small tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Ayurvedic Medicine