Salix tetrasperma - Jalavetasa

Jalavetasa, Salix tetrasperma, Indian willow

Jalavetasa is a medium-sized tree of wet and swampy places, shedding its leaves at the end of monsoon season. It flowers after leafing. The bark is rough, with deep, vertical fissures and the young shoots leaves are silky.

Uses

Headache, Piles, Astringent, Febrifuge, Cardioprotective, Bradycardia, Influenza, Sinus Infection, Cough

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Twigs.

Chemical Composition

vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fe, and folic acid. Other primary chemical constituents of Asparagus are essential oils, asparagine, arginine, tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and tannin.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Niranji
Hindi	Bod, Bains
Malayalam	Arali, Atrupala
Tamil	Atrupalai
Telugu	etipaala
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Jalavetasa, Naadeya
English	Sallow, Goat Willow

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	The leaves are stipules lateral, ovate, cauducous; petiole 10-25 mm, slender, glabrous, grooved above

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	6 cm long	Yellow	5-12	Flowers Season is June - August and Flowers are like bracts ovate, 2 x 2 mm, densely woolly, perianth absent

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	4 mm	Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	With long deciduous hairs	1-4	{{{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

Three strategies are currently available for the rapid multiplication of planting material. The first is to use a minisett technique analogous to the same technique used for yams. Essentially, small corm pieces 30-50g in weight are protected with seed dressing. They are sprouted in a nursery, and then planted in the field^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area.

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References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical constituents

[Leaf-2] Plant description

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Planting details

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Salix tetrasperma - Jalavetasa

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