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Dillenia pentagyna
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Dillenia pentagyna is a deciduous tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually rather crooked it can be free of branches for up to 12 metres and up to 100cm in diameter. The plant is gathered from the wild for a wide range of local uses including food, timber and fibre.
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Uses
Scorpion bites, Cold, Cough, Anal fistula, Wounds, Diabetes, Diabetic carbuncle, Neuritis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Burning sensation.
Food
Dillenia pentagyna can be used in Food. Flower buds and ripe fruits are eaten raw, thalamus is used in preparation of soft drinks[1].
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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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
Nutritional components
Dillenia pentagyna Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; betulin, betulinic acid, β-sitosterol, Kaempferol, iso-rhamnetin and dillenetin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus[1].
Habit
Identification
Leaf
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Flower
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Fruit
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres[4]. Dillenia pentagyna is available through March-June[1].
Commonly seen growing in areas
Dense primary forests, Fire-savannahs, Open places in foothills, Shorea robusta woodland.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.66, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scorpion bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anal fistula
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetic carbuncle
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Neuritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pleurisy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pneumonia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burning sensation
- Herbs with Flower buds used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dense primary forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Fire-savannahs
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open places in foothills
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Shorea robusta woodland
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