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'''Scholar Tree''' is an elegant evergreen tree, found in most parts of India. The species name scholaris refers to the fact that the timber of this tree has traditionally been used to make wooden slates for school children.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Chronic diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pains}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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It contains alkalides.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Aelele Haale|ml=Daivappala|sa=Saptaparna|ta=Ezilai piLLai|te=Daevasurippi|hi=Saptaparni|en=Lemon verbena}}.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Semi-deciduous tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Coastal mesophyll vine forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Palm-dominated forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Notophyll vine forests}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alstonia+scholaris Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/phytochemical-analysis-of-active-constituents-of-alstonia-scholaris-and-their-cytotoxicity-in-vitro/?view=fulltext Constituents]</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.greening.in/2013/05/alstonia-scholaris.html Alstonea scolaris on greening.in]
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* [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/alstonia-scholaris Alstonea scolaris on vikaspedia.in]
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Scholar Tree is an elegant evergreen tree, found in most parts of India. The species name scholaris refers to the fact that the timber of this tree has traditionally been used to make wooden slates for school children.

Uses

Fevers, Chronic diarrhea, Dysentery, Ulcers, Rheumatic pains, Cancer, Malaria.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains alkalides.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aelele Haale
Hindi Saptaparni
Malayalam Daivappala
Tamil Ezilai piLLai
Telugu Daevasurippi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Saptaparna
English Lemon verbena

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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

Semi-deciduous tree

Identification

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

Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Coastal mesophyll vine forest, Palm-dominated forests, Notophyll vine forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Constituents
  2. ↑ Morphology

External Links

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