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Guazuma ulmifolia

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Guazuma ulmifolia is a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is 30 - 40cm, occasionally to 60cm in diameter. The plant is evergreen, except in areas with a long, dry season.

Uses

Baldness, Blood pressure, Gonorrhea.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Rudrakshi
Hindi Rudrakshi
Malayalam Rudraksham
Tamil Thenmaram
Telugu Bhadraksha
Marathi Rudrakshi
Gujarathi Bhadraksha
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Rudraksha
English West Indian Elm


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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Colonizes recently disturbed areas, Stream banks, Secondary forest.

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References

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

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