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Taxus baccata

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Taxus globosa is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 4.6 metres tall, with specimens up to 15 metres reported in the highlands of Guatemala. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It is a potential source of the anticancer drug 'taxol'.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains P-hydroxybenzoic acid (1), putraflavone (2), sequoiavone (3), 7, 13-dideacetyl-9, 10-debenzoyltaxchinin C (4), baccatin VI (5) and taxumairone etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Gallu, Thuno
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi Barmi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Manduparni
English Himalayan Yew

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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

Season to grow

Winter.

Soil type required

Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils.[5]

Ecosystem/Climate

Taxus baccata grows best in the high humidity of mild oceanic climates.[6]

How to plant/cultivate

Taxus globosa is moderately cold hardy, tolerating occasional, short-lived temperatures falling to between -12.1°c and -6.7°c.[7]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • A Guixers (Solsonès -Catalunya)

  • A Gósol (Berguedà - Catalunya)

  • Old Taxus baccata called 'Tejo de Barondillo', located in the Guadarrama mountain range, central Spain.

  • Old Taxus baccata called 'Tejo de Barondillo', located in the Guadarrama mountain range, central Spain.

  • In Arlós, Llanera, Asturias in Spain

  • Barlind - from Botanical Garden Bergen Museum in Norway

  • Tree on Mallorca

References

External Links

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