Pinus gerardiana

Pinus gerardiana

Pinus gerardiana is a pine native to the northwestern Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwest India. it is growing at elevations between 1800 and 3350 metres. It often occurs in association with Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichiana.

Uses

Dressing of wounds, Ulcers.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It including proteins, carbohydrates, fibers, minerals besides its higher amount of oil.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Chilghoza
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Chilghoza Pine, Noosa

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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Linear	6-10 cm long, spreading stiffly, glossy green

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	Ellipse	The cones are 10-18 cm long, 9-11 cm wide when open, with wrinkled, reflexed apophyses and an umbo curved inward at the base	Dark red	The seeds are 17-23 mm long and 5-7 mm broad	{{{6}}}

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

This plant is light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. Dislikes poorly drained moorland soils. Established plants tolerate drought. Found on clay soils in the wild.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Evergreen area.

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External Links

• Pinus gerardian on uniindia.com