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Rhus coriaria

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Rhus coriaria is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in garden. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013).

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

In total 191 compounds were identified in sumac fruit including, 78 hydrolysable tannins (Gallic acid), 59 flavonoid such as, Apigenin, 40 other compounds such as Butein, 9 anthocyanins such as Cyanidin.[2]

Common names

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

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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

How to plant/cultivate

Rhus coriaria is not very cold-hardy, tolerating short-lived temperatures down to around -5°c when it is fully dormant, and is unlikely to succeed outdoors in any but the mildest parts of the temperate zone.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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