Tamarix aphylla

Athel tamarisk is an upright, evergreen tree with drooping twigs and a dense spreading crown with several heavy large limbs; it usually grows 8 - 12 metres tall, but occasional specimens up to 18 metres are recorded. The bole can be 60 - 80cm in diameter.

Uses

Eczema, Skin diseases.

Parts Used

Bark, Twigs.

Chemical Composition

It contains Methanol, chloroform, petroleum ether, acetone and diethyl etc.

Common names

Language	Common name
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Punjabi
Kashmiri
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English

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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of half-ripe wood, Cuttings of mature wood.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the arid and semi-arid subtropics and tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 27 - 40°c, but can tolerate 8 - 50°c.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Coastal scrubland in saline soils, Sandy soil.

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External Links

• Tamarix aphylla on keyserver.lucidcentral.org
• Tamarix aphylla on cabi.org