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Lyonia ovalifolia

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Lyonia ovalifolia is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical investigation on the twigs and leaves of Lyonia ovalifolia led to the isolation of thirty-four compounds, including six grayanane diterpenoids (1–6), sixteen ursane triterpenoids etc.[2]

Common names

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

[3]

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

Grow in dappled shade in moist humus-rich lime-free soils and mulch annually with leafmould.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemistry
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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