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'''Lodoicea maldivica''' is a slow-growing, but eventually very large, unarmed, single-stemmed fan palm that can reach a height of 25 metres. It is famed for its enormous seeds, which weigh about 20kg, and are the largest seeds of any plant.
 
'''Lodoicea maldivica''' is a slow-growing, but eventually very large, unarmed, single-stemmed fan palm that can reach a height of 25 metres. It is famed for its enormous seeds, which weigh about 20kg, and are the largest seeds of any plant.
 
==Uses==
 
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==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==

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Lodoicea maldivica is a slow-growing, but eventually very large, unarmed, single-stemmed fan palm that can reach a height of 25 metres. It is famed for its enormous seeds, which weigh about 20kg, and are the largest seeds of any plant.

Uses

Threatening diseases, Diabetes, Vomiting, Libido.[1]

Parts Used

Young leaves.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
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
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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 hot, wet, tropical lowlands.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rainforests.

Photo Gallery

References

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

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