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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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Bael Bel Tree Fruit India Sacred Shiva Bilva Patra — PlantCare

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not specially protec

Bael / Bel / Bengal Quince

बेल / बिल्व / श्रीफल

Aegle marmelos

Bael — Shiva's tree (Bilva patra). Atharvaveda's Amrit fruit. Unripe = India's best anti-diarrheal (IBS/dysentery confirmed). Ripe = cooling sherbet (natural ORS). Leaves anti-diabetic confirmed. Most drought-tolerant fruit tree.

📏 8–15 metres 📍 Pan-India up to 1,200m — most drought-tolerant Indian fruit tree

Bael Bilva Patra Shiva Sacred Atharvaveda Amrit

💰 Rs.500–800/cubic foot Full Guide →

Palash Dhak Flame of Forest Holi Color Lac India — PlantCare

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ State Tree Jharkhand

Palash / Dhak / Flame of the Forest

पलाश / ढाक / टेसू

Butea monosperma

Palash / Dhak — Flame of Forest (Feb-April fire!). Original Holi orange-red color from flowers. India's best lac host (Kusumi lac Rs.200-400/kg). Dona-pattal tribal livelihood. Seed = anti-fungal ringworm confirmed.

📏 10–15 metres 📍 Pan-India up to 1,200m — drought AND waterlogging tolerant

Palash Dhak Tesu Flame of Forest Feb-April

💰 Not commercial timber — sacred fire/agricultural use only Full Guide →

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⚠️ Not protected. Freel

Shikakai / Soap Pod

शिकाकाई / सीता

Acacia concinna

Shikakai — India's 3,000-year natural shampoo. pH 6.5-7.0 perfectly matches hair (commercial shampoos pH 9-11 damage hair!). Anti-dandruff Malassezia confirmed. 1km farm boundary = Rs.80,000/year income.

📏 2–8 metres 📍 South India primary, Central India, Bengal — warm humid zones

Shikakai Original Shampoo 3000yr pH 6.5-7.0 Hair Perfect

💰 Not commercial timber — too small Full Guide →

Siris Shirish Tree Allergy Medicine Agroforestry India — PlantCare

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⚠️ Not protected. Comme

Siris / Shirish / Woman's Tongue

शिरीष / सिरस

Albizia lebbeck

Siris / Shirish — India's anti-allergy tree. Bark lebbeckaside = confirmed antihistaminic (urticaria, skin allergy). N-fixing: 50-80 kg free nitrogen/ha/year! 3-5 ft/year growth. Wheat intercrop: 15% yield boost documented.

📏 18–30 metres 📍 Pan-India up to 1,000m — very drought tolerant

Siris Shirish Anti-Allergic Lebbeckaside Confirmed

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

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ✅ State Tree Rajasthan

Rohida / Roheda / Marwar Teak

रोहेड़ा / रोहितक / Desert Teak

Tecomella undulata

Rohida — Rajasthan's State Tree (Marwar Teak). Survives 48°C, 100mm rainfall, pure sand! Rohitaka: 3,000-yr liver/jaundice Ayurveda. Timber: Rs.1,500-3,000/cubic ft. Mehrangarh Fort woodwork. Bishnoi sacred.

📏 8–12 metres 📍 Rajasthan (primary), Gujarat, UP Bundelkhand, Haryana — 100-500mm rainfall

Rohida Roheda Marwar Teak State Tree RJ

💰 Rs.1,500–3,000/cubic foot — one of India's most expensive Full Guide →

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⚠️ Not specially protec

Haldu / Common Kadamba

हल्दू / पीत कदम्ब

Haldina cordifolia

Haldu — NOT true Kadamba (common confusion)! India's plywood industry primary species. 3-5 ft/year near rivers. Rs.35-38 lakh/hectare riverside plantation income at Year 12. Traditional cricket bat wood before English willow.

📏 20–30 metres 📍 Himalayan foothills (UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Assam), Central India riverine

Haldu NOT True Kadamba Warning Plywood Industry Primary

💰 Rs.600–1,200/cubic foot | Plywood industry primary species Full Guide →

Karanj Indian Beech Pongamia Tree Biodiesel India — PlantCare

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⚠️ Not protected. Govt

Indian Beech / Karanj / Pongam

करंज / पोंगम / कंज

Pongamia pinnata

Karanj / Indian Beech — India's biodiesel tree (MNRE approved). Seeds: 30-40% pongamia oil. Karanjin = confirmed biopesticide (grain storage, organic farming). N-fixing: 60-100 kg FREE nitrogen/ha/year! Dual drought + waterlogging tolerant.

📏 8–15 metres 📍 Pan-India up to 1,200m — drought AND waterlogging tolerant

Karanj Pongamia India Biodiesel MNRE Approved

💰 Not premium timber — seed oil Rs.35-60/litre primary value Full Guide →

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not protected. ACTIV

Moringa / Sahjan / Drumstick Tree

सहजन / मुनगा / शोभांजन

Moringa oleifera

Moringa / Sahjan — world's most nutritious tree. Leaves: 7x Vit C (orange), 4x Vit A (carrot). Seeds = water purifier (90-99% turbidity removal!). Drumstick pods: India's sambar soul. Leaf powder farming: Rs.16 lakh/ha intensive!

📏 5–12 metres (prune to manage) 📍 Pan-India below 1,000m — India world's largest producer

Moringa Sahjan World Most Nutritious

💰 Not timber — seed oil (Ben oil) Rs.500-1,500/litre premium value Full Guide →

🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees ⚠️ Not protected. MFP g

Axlewood / Dhaura / Gum Ghatti Tree

धौरा / धावड़ा / Gum Ghatti

Anogeissus latifolia

Axlewood / Dhaura — Gum Ghatti tree (India's 2nd largest natural gum export). Tasar silk primary food tree. India's hardest utility timber (wagon axles!). Gum: Rs.40-80/kg. FRA 2006 tribal collection rights.

📏 12–20 metres 📍 Central India dry deciduous forests — Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu

Axlewood Dhaura Gum Ghatti 2nd Largest Export

💰 Rs.800–1,500/cubic foot — India's hardest utility timber Full Guide →

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