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[[File:Prunus fruticosa 2.jpg|thumb|right|''Prunus fruticosa'', ''Mongolian cherry'']]
'''Prunus fruticosa''' is the European dwarf cherry is a deciduous shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry, but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Heart problems}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Hair loss}}.
== Description Chemical Composition== As a shrub Prunus fruticosa grows 1–2 metres Four sugars (3.3–6.6 ftsucrose, glucose, fructose and sorbitol) high and as widefour organic acids (malic, in almost any soilcitric, but best in loamy soilshikimic, spreading via suckers. Roots are abundant. The plant requires full sun, it is a steppe rather than a forest plant, although it does form thickets at the edges of open forest.and fumaric acid)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Ovate-elliptical|Leaf Margin is Crenate-serrulate}}<ref name=="Leaf"/>
===Fruit==={{Fruit|Cherry|2-4cm|Fruit Type is Cherry-shaped fruit, globose|Fruit Color is Dark red|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Thrives in a well-drained moisture-retentive loamy soil, growing well on limestone.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|At Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|At dry grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest-steppes}}, {{Commonly seen|steppe zone}}, {{Commonly seen|Broad-leaved forest margins}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Prunus fruticosa 1.jpgImage:Prunus fruticosa 2.jpgImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8469.JPGImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8465.JPGImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8463.JPGImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8666.JPGImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 8665.JPGImage:Prunus fruticosa (Zwerg-Weichsel) IMG 2187.JPG</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantsonlinelibrary.usdawiley.govcom/coredoi/profile?symbol=PRFR2 "Prunus fruticosa"abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02777.x Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="usesLeaf">[https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-9.pdf " Prunus fruticosa (Mongolian Cherry)"General Description]</ref><ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+fruticosa Prunus fruticosa - Pall - Plants for a futureCultivation details]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://search.eaglelakenurseries.com/11050003/Plant/341/Mongolian_Cherry/ Prunus fruticosa on eagle lake nurseries]*[https://enlandscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/prunus-fruticosa Prunus fruticosa on landscape plants.oregonstate.edu]* [http://powo.science.wikipediakew.org/wikitaxon/Prunus_fruticosa urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729729-1 Prunus fruticosa on science.kew.org]* [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11240-004-7836- Wikipedia6 Tissue culture propagation of Mongolian cherry]
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[[Category:Rosaceae]]