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Garcinia mangostana
Garcinia mangostana is a small, very slow-growing evergreen tree with a pyramidal crown. It can grow up to 25 metres tall, but is usually much smaller, especially in cultivation. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 37cm in diameter.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Cystitis, Gonorrhoea, Eczema, Skin disorders, Blood pressure, Thrush, Diarrhoea, Urinary disorders, Amoebic dysentery.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extracts of the freeze-dried Garcinia mangostana. led to the isolation of δ-tocotrienol, α-mangostin, 3-isomangostin, stigmasterol, triacylglycerols[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
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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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
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, Cuttings of greenwood, Budding on to seedlings.
How to plant/cultivate
The mangosteen is an ultra-tropical plant, usually only grown in areas without a dry season and within 10 degrees of the equator.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Hillsides, Mixed dipterocarp forests.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cystitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gonorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eczema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood pressure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Thrush
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Amoebic dysentery
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings of greenwood
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Budding on to seedlings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Hillsides
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Mixed dipterocarp forests
- Herbs
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