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Revision as of 12:32, 11 June 2019

Ketaka

Screwpine is a small evergreen tree with conspicuous prop roots and prickly stems. It grows to about 7 metres tall with sword-like leaves that can be 1 metre long.

Uses

Blennorrhoea

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits, Buds, Roots.

Chemical Composition

[1]

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

[2]

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

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Large cuttings, Cuttings of shoots.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics. It can tolerate occasional temperatures down to almost freezing. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. Grows well in sandy soils. Does well in poor or highly alkaline soils. Succeeds in sun or partial shade.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

River banks, Coastal area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. "Ayurvedic preparations"
  4. "Cultivation"

External Links