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The Gaub tree, Malabar ebony, Black-and-white ebony or Pale moon ebony (Diospyros malabarica) (Bengali: গাব/দেশী গাব) is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that is native to the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia.It is a long-lived, very slow-growing tree, which can reach up to 35 m in height with a black trunk up to 70 cm in diameter.
== Uses == *Both the bark of the tree and the unripe fruit have medicinal uses in Ayurveda.*The juice of the fresh bark as useful in bilious {{Uses|cold}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|blood diseases}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|leprosy}}, {{Uses|fever.}}, {{Uses|chronic dysentery}}
==Common nameParts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
== External Links Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves are alternate, simple, oblong, obtuse}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowering time: April-May and Flowers in axillary cymes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|berries|7–10 mm|Fruiting time: June-July||many}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Lowland rain forests}}, {{Commonly seen|along rivers and streams}}, {{Commonly seen|shady and wet sites}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/diospyros-malabarica.php "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.ebbd.info/diospyros-malabarica.html "plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diospyros+malabarica "cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289240919_Chemical_constituents_of_the_fruit_essential_oil_of_Diospyros_malabarica_Desr_Kostel_Ebenaceae Chemical constituents of the fruit essential oil ofDiospyros malabarica]
* [https://eurekamag.com/research/010/311/010311966.php Chemical constituents of the fruit essential oil of Diospyros malabarica]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265567 Diospyros malabarica on india biodiversity portal]
[[Category:Herbs]]
