Indian Silver Fir Quick Facts | |
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Name: | Indian Silver Fir |
Scientific Name: | Abies Webbiana |
Origin | Indian Silver Fir, Himalayan Silver, The West-Himalayan High-Level Fir, The East-Himalayan Fir |
Colors | Dark purple |
Shapes | Cone, erect, cylindrical, 10-20 cm long |
Taste | Sweet, bitter, and pungent |
Traditional uses
- Leaves are used to treat mild headaches and relieve mental stress.
- It is used for treating cough, asthma, chronic bronchitis, common cold, sneezing, allergic rhinitis and upper respiratory infections.
- Use powdered leaves internally for anemia, cough, colic pain and digestive disorders.
- For cough, hoarseness of voice, intrinsic haermorrhage, powdered leaves are used with juice of Adhato da vasica or honey.
- In West Bengal, leaves juice is used as a tonic after parturition.
- Apply the resin mixed with roses oil for neuralgia.
How to take Talispatra Powder
Low appetite
- Take 2-3 grams of leaf powder to promote appetite.
Cough, hoarseness of voice, fever, congestion
- Mix 2-3 grams of leaf powder with equal amount of Rock candy or Mishri.
Fever, Headache
- Take the dose of 2-3 grams of leaf powder.
- Apply the leaves topically.
Side effects
- Intake less than 2 grams per day.
- When used in excess, it results side effects such as heartburn, mouth ulcer, stomach irritation, worsen ulcers and vertigo.
- It has hot potency so avoid during breastfeeding and pregnancy.
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141312/
https://www.ayurtimes.com/abies-webbiana-talispatra/
https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/talisa-patra-abies-webbiana
https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/talispatra-abies-webbiana-health-benefits/75/
https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/talisa-patra-abies-webbiana
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-18659-2_1
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Himalayan%20Silver%20Fir.html
https://www.ayurtimes.com/abies-alba-silver-fir/
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