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Pandanus fascicularis - Fragrant Screw Pine

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Pandanus facicularis

Pandanus facicularis is an aromatic monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, native to Polynesia, Australia, South Asia (Andaman Islands), and the Philippines, and is also found wild in southern India and Burma. It is commonly known as fragrant screw-pine.

Uses

headache, rheumatism, spasm cold, flu, epilepsy wounds, boils, scabies leucoderma, ulcers, colic hepatitis, smallpox, leprosy syphilis, cancer, dysuric.

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The major components of the Kewda oil were kewda ether, terpinen-4-ol, α-terpineol and 2-phenyl ethyl alcohol. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕೇದಗೆ kedage, ಕೇದಗಿ kedagi, ಕೇದಿಗೆ kedige, ಕೇತಕೆ ketake, ತಾಳೇ ಹೂ taale hu
Hindi गगण धूल gagan-dhul, जम्बाला jambala, जम्बूल jambul, केओड़ा keora, केतकी ketaki, केंवड़ा kevara, पांशुका panshuka, पांसुका pansuka, पुष्प चामर pushp-chamar, तीक्ष्ण गन्धा tikshna-gandha
Malayalam കൈനാറി kainaari, കൈത kaitha
Tamil கேதகை ketakai, தாழை talai
Telugu మొగలి mogali, గేదగ gedaga, గొజ్జంగి gojjangi, కేతకి ketaki
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit हनीलः hanilha, जम्बूल jambul, केतकी ketaki, पांशुका panshuka, पांसुका pansuka, सुगंधिनी sugandhini
English Kewda, Fragrant Screw Pine, Umbrella tree, Screw pine, Screw tree


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple sword-shaped Leaves grow in clusters at the branch tips, with rosettes of sword-shaped, stiff (leather-like) and spiny bluish-green, fragrant leaves. Leaves are glaucous, 40–70 cm. long

[2]

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

The tree is propagated vegetatively, by the offshoots of young plants that grow around the base of the trunk, but may also be increased by seed. If by the former method, the offsets should be cut off and set in sand, at a temperature of 65° or 70°. The cuttings root slowly and the plants for a time make very slow growth. The general cultural treatment is that of palms. Trees require an abundance of water in summer. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland area.

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