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Wrightia tomentosa
Wrightia arborea is a deciduous tree with a rounded crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 35cm in diameter; it is unbuttressed. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of wood and dyes. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in Africa.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains Four uncommon sterols, desmosterol, clerosterol, 24-methylene-25-methylcholesterol, and 24-dehydropollinastanol, were isolated and identified in addition to several more common phytosterols etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Daira |
| Malayalam | Ayyappaala |
| Tamil | Vet-palai |
| Telugu | Adaviankudu |
| Marathi | Pandu kuda |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Kutaja |
| English | Woolly Dyeing Rosebay |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scorpion stings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Renal complaints
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- 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
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Often along streams
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky soils
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