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Gardenia gummifera
Gardenia gummifera is a shrub or small deciduous tree. The plant is harvested from the wild for its gum-resin, which is used locally and traded. The plant remains fairly common but is sparsely distributed, It is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011).
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | Kad Bikke |
Hindi | Dekamali |
Malayalam | Kambimaram |
Tamil | Sirukkambil |
Telugu | Chittamali |
Marathi | Dikemali |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | Nadihingu |
English | Gummy Gardenia |
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 |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A tree of the hot, dry plains of central India, experiencing a monsoon and a very hot and dry season.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
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- 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 Sanskrit
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- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry deciduous forests
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