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'''Litsea monopetala''' is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 20 metres tall. The bole that can be straight or crooked and is up to 60cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for its oil-rich seed and its timber.
 
==Uses==
 
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==Parts Used==
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=Meda|kn=gajapippali|ks=|ml=|mr=ranamba|pa=|ta=maidalagadil|te=chiru mamidi}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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==Identification==
 
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A plant of the lowland tropics, able to succeed at elevations up to 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Sparse forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Mixed lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Semi-deciduous forest}}.
  
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Litsea%20monopetala Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Meda.html Litsea monopetala on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266432 Litsea monopetala on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lauraceae/litsea/litsea-monopetala Litsea monopetala on efloraofindia]
 
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Revision as of 10:42, 5 June 2020

Litsea monopetala Bra45.png

Litsea monopetala is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 20 metres tall. The bole that can be straight or crooked and is up to 60cm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for its oil-rich seed and its timber.

Uses

Arthritis.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds, Wood.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada gajapippali
Hindi Meda
Malayalam
Tamil maidalagadil
Telugu chiru mamidi
Marathi ranamba
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics, able to succeed at elevations up to 1,500 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Thickets, Sparse forests, Mixed lowland, Semi-deciduous forest.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

External Links