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Chir Pine
Pinus roxburghii
Chir Pine · Himalayan Longleaf · Chir pine · Chir-den · Emodi Pine · Emodi-Kiefer · Emodikiefer · Himalayan longleaf pine · Indian longleaf pine · Long-leaved Indian Pine · Longifolia Pine · Pin de Roxburgh · Roksburg-pino · borovica Roxburgova · borovice dlouholistá · chir pine · himalajanmänty
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Nepal, AF, BR, IR, TW, US, UY
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bactericide, Carminative, Colic, Dysuria
Science studied: DELTA-3-CARENE, DELTA-4-CARENE, LONGICYCLENE, LONGIFOLENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Pinaceae
Scientific name: Pinus roxburghii
Common names: Chir Pine, Himalayan Longleaf, Chir pine, Chir-den, Emodi Pine, Emodi-Kiefer, Emodikiefer, Himalayan longleaf pine, Indian longleaf pine, Long-leaved Indian Pine, Longifolia Pine, Pin de Roxburgh, Roksburg-pino, borovica Roxburgova, borovice dlouholistá, chir pine, himalajanmänty
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India, Nepal, AF, BR, IR, TW, US and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bactericide
- Carminative
- Colic
- Dysuria
- Epistaxis
- Expectorant
- Fracture
- Gangrene
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- Gonorrhea
- Hemorrhage
- Inflammation
- Lumbago
- Neuralgia
- Rubefacient
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Vermicide
- Sprain
- Arthritis
- Boil
- Bronchitis
- Lung
- Rheumatism
- Swelling
- Tympanitis
- Antiseptic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- India
- Nepal
- AF
- BR
- IR
- TW
- US
- UY
- ZA
Documented cultural uses
- Bactericide
- Carminative
- Colic
- Dysuria
- Epistaxis
- Expectorant
- Fracture
- Gangrene
- Gonorrhea
- Hemorrhage
- Inflammation
- Lumbago
show 15 more documented entries
- Neuralgia
- Rubefacient
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Vermicide
- Sprain
- Arthritis
- Boil
- Bronchitis
- Lung
- Rheumatism
- Swelling
- Tympanitis
- Antiseptic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- DELTA-4-CARENE
- LONGICYCLENE
- LONGIFOLENE
- BETA-LONGIFOLENE
- BETA-PINENE
- BETA-CARENE
- HEXACOSYL-FERULATE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- CAMPHENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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