Abies webbiana Lindl.
Synonym A. spectabilis (D. Don)
Spach.
Pinus webbiana Wall.
Family Pinaceae.
Habitat The Himalayas from Kashmir to Assam at altitudes of 1,600–4,000 m.
English Indian Silver Fir, The West-Himalayan High-Level Fir, The East-Himalayan Fir.
Ayurvedic Taalisa, Taalisapatra, Taalisha, Patraadhya, Dhaatriparni, Dhaatripatra.
Unani Taalisapattar.
Siddha/Tamil Taalispatri.
Folk Badar, Chilrow, Morinda, Raisalla, Taalispatra. (Tallispatra, Taalispatri and Talespattre are also equated with the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala Nees.)
Action Expectorant, bronchial sedative, decongestant, anticatarrhal, antiseptic, carminative.
Key application Fir (Abies alba Miller) needle oil—in catarrhal illness of upper and lower respiratory tract (internally and externally); externally in rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Contraindicated in
bronchial asthma and whooping cough. (German Commission E.)
A biflavonoid, abiesin, n-triacontanol, beta-sitosterol and betuloside are present in the leaves.
The essential oil from leaves contains alpha-pinene, l-limonene, deltacarene, dipentene,
l-bornyl acetate and l-cardinene as major constituents.
Dosage Needles—2-6 g powder.
(API Vol. IV.)
Descended from a long lineage of vaidyas of the Ganaka caste, the traditional caste in Kerala of Jyotishi , Ayurveda and Kalarippayat teachers. His grandfather, father and brothers are all vaidyas, owning and running a family clinic in Kerala. Dr.Siju ( Vaidya Siju ) is skilled in Ayurveda, Jyotish - specifically in the field of Prasna Shastra (Horary Astrology), Marma Vidya, pulse diagnosis, and as a trainer of Kalarippayat, the art of Vedic self-defense.
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