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Pinus gerardiana

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Pinus gerardiana

Pinus gerardiana is a pine native to the northwestern Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwest India. it is growing at elevations between 1800 and 3350 metres. It often occurs in association with Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichiana.

Uses

Dressing of wounds, Ulcers.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It including proteins, carbohydrates, fibers, minerals besides its higher amount of oil.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Chilghoza
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Chilghoza Pine, Noosa


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 Linear 6-10 cm long, spreading stiffly, glossy green

[2]


Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ellipse The cones are 10-18 cm long, 9-11 cm wide when open, with wrinkled, reflexed apophyses and an umbo curved inward at the base Dark red The seeds are 17-23 mm long and 5-7 mm broad {{{6}}}

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

This plant is light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. Dislikes poorly drained moorland soils. Established plants tolerate drought. Found on clay soils in the wild.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Evergreen area.

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