Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Eriobotrya japonica

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search

Eriobotrya japonica is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow 5 - 10 metres tall. It has a straight, low-branched bole up to 1 metre long. A popular fruit in China and Japan, where the plant is often cultivated. The tree is also often used in traditional medicine and has various other local uses. The plant is also grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains Trihydroxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid, Arjunolic acid, Methyl 2αα-hydroxyursolate, Methyl maslinate, Oleanolic acid, Ursolic acid, Corosolic acid, Maslinicacid.[1]

Common names

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

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]], [[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]], [[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]].

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the subtropics and temperate zones with very mild winters, it can be cultivated in the tropics at elevations above 600 metres, growing best at 1,000 - 2,300 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

External Links