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'''Combretum indicum''' is a vigorous, fast-growing, climbing shrub growing up to 8 metres tall. The much-branched stems can grow up to 20 metres long in tropical climates. The plant is a popular traditional medicine and is also grown as an ornamental hedge. It is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics, sometimes also in the warm temperate zone, as an ornamental climber for clothing arches, climbing into trees etc.
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Ascarids}}, {{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Hiccough}}, {{Uses|Unconsciousness}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Rain forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Low woods}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Hedges}}, {{Commonly seen|Mountains}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry hillsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Riversides}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Wasteland}}.
  
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.616, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rangoon%20Creeper.html Quisqualis indica on flowers of India]
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* [https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/22/quisqualis-indica/ Quisqualis indica on Eflora of india]
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* [http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=2658&cat=7 Quisqualis indica on Flora-Peninsula-Indica]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 24 June 2023

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Combretum indicum is a vigorous, fast-growing, climbing shrub growing up to 8 metres tall. The much-branched stems can grow up to 20 metres long in tropical climates. The plant is a popular traditional medicine and is also grown as an ornamental hedge. It is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics, sometimes also in the warm temperate zone, as an ornamental climber for clothing arches, climbing into trees etc.

Uses

Dysentery, Ascarids, Nausea, Hiccough, Unconsciousness, Toothache, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Skin diseases, Boils, Sores, Rheumatism[1]

Parts Used

Unriped fruit, Seeds[1]

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Rangun Raani
Hindi Rangun ki bel
Malayalam
Tamil Irangun malli
Telugu Ranguni malle
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Rangoon creeper

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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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Softwood cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rain forests, Low woods, Thickets, Hedges, Mountains, Dry hillsides, Riversides, Roadsides, Wasteland.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.616, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. "Useful Tropical Plants

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