Pistacia integerrima
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Pistacia integerrima is a species of pistachio tree native to Asia, commonly called zebrawood.[1] It is often classified as Pistacia chinensis ssp. integerrima.[2] It is used for a variety of purposes in India, including timber, dye, and fodder.[3] It is used widely as an herbal remedy for many ailments, including cough, asthma, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.[3][4]
Long, horn-shaped leaf galls that often develop on this tree are harvested and used to make kakadshringi, an herbal medicine for diarrhea in northern India.[4]
This tree is also used as a rootstock in the cultivation of commercial pistachios.[5]
Names in other languages
Its common names in Hindi include kakar singhi, kakra, and kakring.
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pant, S. and S. S. Samant. (2010). Ethnobotanical observations in the Mornaula Reserve Forest of Kumoun, West Himalaya, India. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 14 193.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Upadhye, A. S. and A. A. Rajopadhye. (2010). Pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of leaf galls of Kakadshringi used in Indian system of medicine. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 69 700.
- ↑ Nikpeyma, Y., et al. Budding success of Pistacia integerrima on different Pistacia rootstocks. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 470: II International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds.
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