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Plumeria alba

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Plumeria alba is a somewhat succulent, evergreen shrub. It can grow up to 3 - 8 metres tall. The bole can be 10cm in diameter. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. A very ornamental plant, with clusters of showy and intensely fragrant, tubular and spreading, waxy, white flowers.

Uses

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Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains various species of Plumeria contains different phyoconstituents. The stigmast-7-enol, lupeol carboxylic acid, lupeol acetate and ursolic acid had been isolated from P.acuminate leaves.[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

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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

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Succeeds in a range of soils so long as they are well-drained.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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