Putranjiva roxburghi - Putranjiva

Ksharaka, Adenanthera pavonina

Ksharaka, Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.

Uses

Aphrodisiac, Gastritis, Burning sensation in eyes, Relieves thirst ^[1]

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	amaami, amani, kaal damani, menasina kaale, putranjeeva
Hindi	jiaputa, jivputrak, jiyapota, putranjiva
Malayalam	pongolan, ponkalam, putranjivi, puttilanni
Tamil	karuppilai, kattuppacceri maram, pongolam
Telugu	kadrajuvi, kudrajinic, kudurujuvir, kudurujuvvi, putra jeevi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	aksaphala, kumarbeeja, putrajivah, putranjiva
English

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Guru (Heavy), Picchila (Slimy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Pitta, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	stipule small, lateral, caducous; petiole 5-7 mm long, slender, pubescent; lamina 3.5-12 x 1.5-4.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, base oblique, apex shortly acuminate, acute or obtuse with retuse tip; margin serrate or serrulate, glabrous, dark green, shining, coriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, ascending, prominent, intercostae reticulate, slender, prominent.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	axillary spikes	yellow		Flowers unisexual, small, yellow; male flowers: sessile, in axillary spikes, 2-2.5 mm across; pedicels 1.5-2 mm long, glabrous; tepals 3-5, oblong, puberulous without, ciliate, obtuse, imbricate; stamens 2-4, 1.5-2 mm long; filaments thick, more or less connate towards base; anthers ovate, hairy; female flowers: solitary or in 2 or 3, axillary; pedicel upto 15 mm long, puberulous; bracts lanceolate; tepals 5-6, 2-2.5 × 1-1.5 mm, unequal, oblong, puberulous without, ciliate, acute; ovary superior, 3 x 2.5 mm, globose, tomentose, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell; style 3, spreading, tomentose, often connate below into dilated into broad fleshy stigma; stigma crescent-shaped, glandular.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A drupe	1.3-2 x 1.5 cm	ovoid-ellipsoid, white tomentose; seed one, crustaceous; pedicels 6-25 mm long.		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[Uses-1] ttps://easyayurveda.com/2017/04/20/putrajivaka-putranjiva-roxburghii/ "Uses"]

[Common_names-2] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-3] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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