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Zanthoxylum acanthopodium

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Zanthoxylum acanthopodium is a prickly, evergreen plant that varies in habit from a shrub to a woody climber or a small tree. It can grow up to 6 metres tall. The plant is mainly gathered from the wild for its essential oil and medicinal use, though it is also sometimes cultivated.

Uses

Dyspepsia, Fever, Cholera.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains the major compounds were linalool, 9,12-octadecadien-ol, 1,8-cineole , 2-undecanone, farnesol, 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol and β-caryophyllene etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Upland open forests, Thickets, Montane forest margins, Rocky places.

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References

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

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