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Sacred & Medicinal Trees पवित्र व औषधीय वृक्ष

Complete encyclopedias for 20 sacred and medicinal trees of India — Peepal, Banyan, Bael, Arjun, Mahua and more. Roots, bark, leaves, fruits — every part's use, Ayurvedic significance, legal status and market value.

India के 20 पवित्र व औषधीय वृक्षों की complete encyclopedia — पीपल, बरगद, बेल, अर्जुन, महुआ और अधिक। जड़, छाल, पत्ते, फल — हर हिस्से का उपयोग, Ayurvedic महत्व, legal status और बाजार मूल्य।

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Peepal Tree Sacred Fig Bodhi Tree India — Complete Encyclopedia PlantCare

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Peepal / Sacred Fig / Bodhi Tree

पीपल / अश्वत्थ

Ficus religiosa

Peepal — India's most sacred tree. Releases O₂ 24 hrs including night (CAM photosynthesis!). Lives 3,000 years. Bark = diabetes, leaves edible, figs = cough remedy. Cutting ILLEGAL in most Indian states.

📏 15–30 metres 📍 Pan-India — plains to 1,500m altitude

Peepal Sacred Fig Bodhi Tree

💰 Not commercially traded Full Guide →

Banyan Tree Bargad National Tree India — Complete Encyclopedia PlantCare

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Banyan / Bargad / National Tree

बरगद / वट वृक्ष

Ficus benghalensis

Banyan / Bargad — India's National Tree. One tree = forest (3,600+ aerial root trunks!). Great Banyan Howrah = 3.5 acres — world's widest. Bark = diabetes. Cutting = serious criminal offence.

📏 20–30 metres | Unlimited spread 📍 Pan-India up to 1,000m

Banyan Bargad National Tree

💰 Not commercially traded Full Guide →

Ashoka Tree Saraca Asoca India — Ashokarishta Sita Ashoka Encyclopedia PlantCare

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Ashoka Tree / Saraca / Sita-Ashoka

अशोक वृक्ष / सीता-अशोक

Saraca asoca

Ashoka — NOT Mast Tree (common confusion!). Saraca asoca bark = Ashokarishta (2,000 yr old women's formula). IUCN Near Threatened. Orange-red flowers January-May. Sita's tree in Ramayana.

📏 7–10 metres 📍 Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, NE India up to 750m

Ashoka Saraca asoca NOT Mast Tree WARNING

💰 Not traded — endangered status Full Guide →

Kadamba Tree India Krishna Burflower Agroforestry — Complete Encyclopedia PlantCare

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Kadamba / Burflower Tree

कदम्ब / कदम

Neolamarckia cadamba

Kadamba — Krishna's tree (Bhagavatam). Fastest growing India (5-8 ft/yr!). Timber Rs.2 lakh/ha/yr. Monsoon golden spherical flowers. Kadamba Attar = Rs.15,000/litre Kannauj perfume.

📏 15–45 metres 📍 Pan-India below 1,000m — needs 1,500mm+ rainfall

Kadamba Krishna Bhagavatam Fastest Growing 5-8ft/yr

💰 Rs.800–1,500/cubic foot commercial timber Full Guide →

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ State Tree West Beng

Parijat / Harsingar / Night Jasmine

पारिजात / हरसिंगार / शेफाली

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Parijat / Harsingar — blooms at night, falls at dawn (not sadness — moth pollination science!). Nyctanthosid = confirmed anti-malarial. Samudra Manthan divine tree. Orange stalk = natural saffron dye. State Tree WB.

📏 5–10 metres 📍 Pan-India up to 1,500m — State Tree West Bengal

Parijat Harsingar Night Blooming Dawn Falling

💰 Not commercially traded — medicinal + cultural value Full Guide →

Arjuna Tree White Bark Riverbank India Heart Medicine — PlantCare

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Arjuna Tree / Arjun

अर्जुन / कोहा

Terminalia arjuna

Arjuna — India's heart tree. White smooth peeling bark = most distinctive ID. Multiple RCTs confirm: angina ↓, heart failure ↑, BP ↓. Muga silk food tree (Assam). Riverbank keystone. Bark: Rs.40-80/kg.

📏 20–25 metres 📍 Pan-India riverbanks — Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari

Arjuna Heart Medicine RCT White Peeling Bark

💰 Rs.600–1,000/cubic foot Full Guide →

Mahua Tree Flowers Tribal India Butter Liquor — PlantCare Encyclopedia

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ✅ Mahua liquor: state-

Mahua / Butter Tree

महुआ / मधुका

Madhuca longifolia

Mahua — tribal India's complete tree. Flowers: edible (73% sugar!), flour, liquor (5,000 yr tradition). Seeds: Mahua butter = EU chocolate cocoa substitute. FRA 2006 tribal rights. State liquor laws vary!

📏 16–20 metres 📍 Central India — CG, MP, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, AP

Mahua Tribal Livelihood Edible Flowers 73% Sugar

💰 Rs.800–1,500/cubic foot Full Guide →

Baheda Tree Triphala Fruit India Beleric Myrobalan — PlantCare

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Baheda / Beleric Myrobalan

बहेड़ा / विभीतक

Terminalia bellirica

Baheda — Triphala's Kapha fruit. Respiratory health, eye wash, anti-diarrheal. Bark: 20-40% tannin (leather industry). MSP Rs.15-30/kg. FRA 2006 tribal rights. Cultivation: Rs.1 lakh/hectare/year from Year 12.

📏 20–30 metres 📍 Pan-India — dry deciduous forests below 1,500m

Baheda Triphala Kapha Balancing Respiratory Eye Health

💰 Rs.600–1,000/cubic foot Full Guide →

Haritaki Harad Fruit Tree India King of Medicines — PlantCare

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Haritaki / Harad / Chebulic Myrobalan

हरड़ / हरर / अभया

Terminalia chebula

Haritaki / Harad — King of Medicines (Tibetan). Medicine Buddha holds it. 5 of 6 tastes. Higher antioxidant than blueberries. Anti-HIV gallic acid confirmed. Dental health > chlorhexidine studies. Rasayana seasonal protocol.

📏 15–25 metres 📍 Pan-India — dry deciduous, Nepal, Sri Lanka, SE Asia up to 1,500m

Haritaki King of Medicines Tibetan Medicine Buddha

💰 Rs.600–1,000/cubic foot Full Guide →

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