Grewia asiatica Linn

Grewia asiatica Linn. The phalsa plant is a large, shaggy shrub or a small tree reaching 4 m or more in height. The phalsa plants grow to become straggling tall shrubs with rough bark on the stem, and have numerous long, slender, drooping branches where the young branchlets are densely covered with a coating of hairs.A small tree or large straggling shrub. Bark rough, grey; leaves variable in shape, broadly corollate to ovate with oblique base, irregularly toothed; flowers yellow, in axillary clusters; drupe globose, of the size of a pea or little more in size, red or purple, indistinctly lobed, 1-2 seeded

Grewia asiatica Linn's Leaves. The alternate, deciduous, widely spaced, thick, and large leaves are broadly heart-shaped or ovate, pointed at the apex, oblique at the base, measure up to 20 cm in length and 15 cm in width, and coarsely toothed, with a light, whitish blush on the underside. Small (10 to 19 mm across), bright orange-yellow flowers are borne in dense cymes in the leaf axils in late spring.

Grewia asiatica Linn's Fruit. The small fruits, almost round drupes like blueberry and purple, crimson or cherry red in color when ripe, borne on a 2- to 3-cm-long peduncle, are produced in great numbers in open, branched clusters. Individual fruits measure from 1.0 to 1.9 cm in diameter, 0.8 to 1.6 cm in vertical height, and 0.5 to 2.2 g in weight. Fruits ripen gradually on bushes during the summer months. While ripening, the fruit skin turns from light green to cherry red or purplish red finally becoming dark purple or nearly black. The ripe fruit is covered with a very thin, whitish blush, and becomes soft and tender.

The pharmacological actions of Grewia asiatica Linn's Bark are Anti-bilious, Demulcent.

The pharmacological actions of Grewia asiatica Linn are Anti-bacterial, Anti-bilious, Anti-diabetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Anti-emetic, Anti-gonorrhoeal, Anti-nauseant, Anti-pyretic in bilious fevers, Anti-retching, Anti-rheumatic, Anti-septic, Appetizer, Astringent, Cardiotonic, Controls Heart Beat, Cooling , Demulcent, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Hepatic Tonic, Lessens Thirst, Refrigerant, Stomachic.

The pharmacological actions of Grewia asiatica Linn's Fruit are Febrifuge, Refrigerant, Strengthens Cardiac Functions, Tonic.

The pharmacological action of Grewia asiatica Linn's Leaves is Anti-septic.

The pharmacological action of Grewia asiatica Linn's Leaves Extract is Anti-bacterial.

The pharmacological action of Grewia asiatica Linn's Root Bark is Anti-rheumatic.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn's Bark are Biliousness, Urinary Irritation, Vaginal Burning.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn are Haematuria, Micturition, Diabetes, Gonorrhoea, Tachycardia, Bilious Fever, Bradycardia.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn's Fruit are Cardiac Debility, Pulmonary Affections, Removal of Dead Foetus, Hiccough, Throat Affections.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn's Fruit (juice) are Bilious Disorders, Retching, Bilious Fever, Vomiting, Nausea.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn's Infusion (bark) are Diabetes, Dysuria, Rheumatism, Haematuria.

The indication of Grewia asiatica Linn's Leaves is Body Eruptions.

The indications of Grewia asiatica Linn's Root Bark are Urethritis, Rheumatism, Gonorrhoea.

The temperaments of Grewia asiatica Linn are 2nd order, cold, 1st order, moist.

Odor: The odor of Grewia asiatica Linn is Pleasant. The odor of Fruit of Grewia asiatica Linn is Pleasant.

Taste: Fruit: Sour,Sweet.

The substitutes of Grewia asiatica Linn are Prunus cerasus Linn, Prunus domestica Linn..

The active constituents of Grewia asiatica Linn are Friedelin, Grewinol, Quercetin, ß-Amyrin, ß-Sitosterol, Taraxasterol.

The antidotes of Grewia asiatica Linn are Pimpinella anisum Linn., Rosa damascena Miller (Petals).