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Alstonia scholaris - Saptaparna, Doddapala

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{{stub}}[[File:Alstonia scholaris plant.JPG|thumb|right|''Doddapala'', ''Saptaparna'']]'''Alstonia scholaris''' is a medium to large stately tree, growing to about 40 metres tall with a somewhat tessellated corky grey to grey-white bark. The bole It is cylindrical found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts ascending to 900m from Jammu eastwards and up to 125cm western peninsula mostly in diameter, on older trees it is strongly fluted. The trees are often deciduous, losing their leaves for brief periods at irregular intervalsand evergreen forests.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Chest Pain}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Gastric problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Latex}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Principal constituents of leaf, barks of stems and roots are indole alkaloids, picrinine, nareline, akuammicine, scholarine, strictamine, tetrahydroalastonine, detamine, echitenine, echitamine etc.<ref name="chemical compositionChemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=SaptaparnaSaptacchada, Saptaparni, Saptaahva|en=Scholar Tree, Dita bark, Devil tree, Blackboard Tree|gu= Saptaparna, Satvana|hi=SaptaparniChhativan, Satawana|kn=Aelele HaaleMaddale, BantaleHale, DoddapalaEleyalaga|ks= Kath|ml=Daivappala Daivaphal, Ezilampala|mr=SatvinSatveen|pa=Sathi, Satanna|ta=Ezilai piLLaiEzilampalai|te=DaevasurippiEdakula Ponna}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light)Sara, Ruksha (Dry)Snigdha
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hotheat)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
KaphaAnulomana, Vata[[Deepana]], Jvaraghna, Kushaghna, Raktashodhaka, Tridoshaghna
===Prabhava===
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|ParipinnateSimple|OblongObovate; Elliptical|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralLeaves are arranged in a whorl around the stem.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2Small, inconspicuous|Cream / Off-4cm long|pinkWhite, Green||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemesHabit is Polycarpic, Flower Symmetry is Radial}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong podSimple Fruit|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkledFruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Follicle)|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the yearMature Fruit Colour is Brown}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Mahatiktam kashayam]] * [[Araagwadhadi kashayam]] * [[Maha panchagavya ghritham]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Succeeding in reasonably moist lowland tropical and subtropical areas, it Seeds are the best planting material for raising the crop. No pretreatment is found at elevations from sea level to around 900 metres generally required. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Notophyll vine forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Palm-dominated forests}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal region}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="How to plantAYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 129.</cultivateref> <ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://tropicalwww.thefernsmpbd.info/viewtropicalplants/alstonia-scholaris.phpChemical Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=Alstonia+2705 Plant morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/alstonia-scholaris "Cultivation details"]</ref/>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/alstonia-scholaris/ Alstonia scholaris on alwaysayurveda.com]* [ https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scholar%20Tree.html Alstonia scholaris on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/08/saptaparna-alstonia-scholaris-benefits-usage-in-ayurvedic-treatment/ Alstonia scholaris on easyayurveda.com/]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category: Ayurvedic Pharmacopedia of India]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
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