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Excoecaria agallocha

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Excoecaria agallocha

Excoecaria agallocha is an evergreen or briefly deciduous shrub or small tree. It grows upto 10 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which branches from low down, has stilt roots.

Uses

Ulcers, Pneumonia, Asthma, Cutaneous diseases.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಹಾರೋಗಿಡ Harogida, ತಿಲ್ಲ Tilla
Hindi
Malayalam Katappala
Tamil Akati
Telugu Tilla
Marathi Geva
Gujarathi Geva
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Blind-your-eye mangrove, Blinding tree

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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

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

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

A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tidal forests, Mangrove forest, Brackish areas, Rice fields.

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