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Alangium salvifolium - Ankola, Sage leaved alangium
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Aṅkolah consist of dried leaf of Alangium salviifolium (Linn. F.) Wang. Syn. A. lamarckii Thw.; (Fam. Alangiaceae), a small tree found over the plains and foothills throughout India.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Piles, Dropsy, Hypertension, Diarrhoea, Fever, Back pain, Blood disorders, Snake and Rat bites, Leprosy, Skin diseases, Vomiting, Rheumatic pains
Parts Used
Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, Seeds, Ankol root bark, Ankol Oil.
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids (Alangimarckine, deoxytubulosine, ankorine); campesterol, episterol, stigmast-5,22,25-trien-3 β-ol, alangidiol and isoalangidiol. [1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Ankolimara, Ansaroli, Arinjil, Ankol |
| Hindi | Ankol, Ankora, Dhera |
| Malayalam | Ankolam, Velittanti, Irinjil, Chemmaram |
| Tamil | Alangi, Ankolum, Atikoevam |
| Telugu | Ankolamu, Udagu, Urgen |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aṅkola, Dīrghakīla, Nikochaka, Tāmraphala, Gupta Sneha |
| English | Sage leaved alangium |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kaṭu, Kaṣāya, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Snigdha, Tīkṣṇa
Veerya
Uṣṇa
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Kaphahara, Recaka, Pārada, Mūtrala, Vāmaka, Jvaraghna.
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
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 any moderately fertile, well-drained soil and requires a position in full sun.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Lowland rainforest, Riverine forest.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-21
- ↑ [ "Morphology"]
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dropsy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hypertension
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Back pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake and Rat bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatic pains
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Ankol root bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Ankol Oil used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- 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 Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Stem cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland rainforest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Riverine forest
- Herbs
