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It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, Hala tree|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
  
 
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===Other features===
 
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
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* [[Nirgundyadi taila]]
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* [[Triphaladi taila]]
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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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/38447 Pandanus tinctorious on cabi.org]
 
* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/38447 Pandanus tinctorious on cabi.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 26 June 2020

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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, Hala tree


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
Simple Saw-like margins 90–150 cm (3.0–4.9 ft) in length and 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) in width

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Cream white Male flowers, known as racemes, are small, fragrant, and short-lived, lasting only a single day

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Ovoid Diameter of 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) and a length of 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in). The fruit is made up of 38–200 wedge-like phalanges {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flower

  • Seeds

  • Fruits

References

External Links

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