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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Name |
Hindi Names |
Tamarix gallica
auct., Dyer in part,
non Linn. (Tamaricaceae) |
Tamarisk |
Jhavuka |
Jhav, Jhau |
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| Habitat |
It is found
in North India in sandy or gravelly areas, low-lying saline
soils and on the banks of rivers.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
T.gallica
is a gregarious, bushy shrub or a small tree. The bark is brownish,
smooth when young and rough when mature; the leaves are minute,
not sheathing; the flowers, pink or white, on long, very slender,
spike-like racemes in terminal panicles; the capsules are conical,
trigonous, tapering and pale pink; the seeds, with a plume of
white hairs.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Tamarixin along with
traces of its aglucone, tamarixetin.
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| Indications |
Because of its mild
and sweet taste, it is used to move the bowels in children as well
as in bleeding disorders like menorrhagia, bleeding per rectum and
epistaxis.
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| Product
Range |
Bonnisan, Geriforte
(GeriCare / StressCare), Liv.52 (LiverCare), Liv.52 drops, Digyton,
Geriforte Aqua, Geriforte Vet, Liv.52 Vet.
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