Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Tectona grandis
Scientific Name and Description
Tectona grandis L.f.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | teak |
| Hindi | hag, hagwan, nakta, sagaun, sagon, sagun, sagvan, sagwan, sagwan (introduced), saigaun, sakhu, segun,Saj |
| Kannada | jaadi, jaddi, jadi, jaththi, saagivaani, sagonaro, sagoni, saguani, saguvani, saguvantega, sagwan, sagwana, sagwani, tega, tegada, tegada mara, tegina, tegu, tek, tekan, tekki, teku, thaigina, thega, thegina mara, thekinamara, tyaga, tyagada, tyagadamara, Tekka |
| Malayalam | jati, tek, teka, tekka, tekku, teku, theka, thekku |
| Marathi | sag, saga, sagvan, sagwan, saylo, Saj |
| Sanskrit | anila, arjunopama, arna, atipatraka, balasara, balesara, bhumiruha, bhumisahah, dhrubasadhana, dirghachhada, dvarada, dvaradaru, gandhasara, grihadruma, halimaka, kharacchada, kharachhada, kharapatra, kolaphala, krakachapatra, mahapatra, mahiruha, nau, sabarasara, saka, sakam, shakakhya, shakataru, sharapatra, shreshthakashtha, sthirasara, tailapila, teka, yogi |
| Tamil | arimakattuvam, arimakattuvamaram, atipattiram, cakaccam, cakakuvancam, cakam, cakam, cakayam, cakayamaram, caki, cakuvancan, camunam, caracakalini, caracakalinimaram, caracam, catam,comavulukkam, cotimavoliccam, ilankali, irattapakam, kalindi, kalinti, katapalam, katpalamrattapakam, rattapakamaram, sadi, sagam, sarasam, tekku, tekku-maram, tekkumaram, thanagaamaram, thekku, tirkkaccam, tuvarataru, varataru, varataru, kattirini, keccam, kumidigam, kumitam, kumitikam, kuvesmaram, makapattiram , makattiram, palakanamaram, palikkanam, palitam, palitamaram, perumucuki, perumucukimaram, piracatanam, vatanamaram,Thekku |
| Telugu | adaviteku, pedda taeku, pedda teku, peddateku, peddatoku, taeku, teek, tek, teka, tekkoo, teku, Teka |
| Tibetan | sa kha pa tra |
| Common names | teak, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Tectona grandis L.f. Teak Lamiaceae Tree Leaf Saponin, Anthocyanin, Coumarins, Alkaloids, Proteins, Amino Acids, Carbohydrate, Flavonoids, Diterpenes, Physterol, Phenol,
Tectona grandis L.f. Tree Whole plant Ovulation enhancement; skin diseases; cholera; cough; ulcers; filariasis; ringworm; dysmennorhea; kidney stone; headache; leprosy; leucorrhea; skin burns; to ease child birth; to mitigate abdominal pain during labour General; pregnant women; women Jain 2004, Jain et al. 2004, Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain 2004,
Jain et al. 2004,
Kshirsagar and Singh 2001
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112