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Tecoma stans

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Tecoma stans is a fast-growing shrub or small tree that can reach a height of 5 - 8 metres. The plant is often grown as an ornamental by virtue of its many yellow trumpet-shaped, scented flowers, it is also sometimes cultivated for its medicinal virtues, as a hedge and to provide shade.

Uses

Diabetes, Stomach pains, Syphilis, Intestinal worms.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Chemical constituents of this botanical species are well known; numerous monoterpenic alkaloids have been identified.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Piliya
Malayalam
Tamil Sonnapatti
Telugu Pachagotla
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Yellow bells, Yellow trumpet

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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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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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, Regeneration by cuttings.

Season to grow

It will grow in clusters from April till November.

Soil type required

It prefers moderately moist soil.[5]

Ecosystem/Climate

This plant is autocompatible and requires external pollination.[6]

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to around 2,000 metres.[7]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Disturbed areas, Roadsides.

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