The pindrow fir or west himalayan fir abies pindrow is a fir native to the western himalaya and adjacent mountains from northeast afghanistan east through northern pakistan and india to central nepal. Pharmacological actions of abies pindrow royle leaf. Don royle is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus abies family pinaceae. Abies pindrow west himalayan fir pfaf plant database. A rare and beautiful large tree of slender conical habit hillier with long shininggreen needles which luxuriantly droop to the sides of the branches.
Pollination takes place towards the end of april or the first half of may, at which time the scale of female cones are open to. The pindrow fir or west himalayan fir abies pindrow is a fir native to the western himalaya and adjacent. They are found through much of north and central america, europe, asia, and north. Regeneration patterns of tree species along an elevational. Future of abies pindrow in swat district, northern. It grows at altitudes of 24003700 m in forests together with deodar cedar blue pine and morinda spruce. Abies pindrow is used for curing respiratory ailments like asthma. Abies pindrow herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. There are lateral valleys adjoining the main valley, forming a spurlike surface. The establishment of pharmacognostic standards of traditional plants is prerequisite for selecting authenticated plants for research purpose. Dinesh kumar yadav, mohammed ali, ashoke kumar ghosh. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant and is pollinated by wind.
Abies pindrow is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m 98ft 5in at a slow rate. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. How abies pindrow is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory. In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves.
Abies pindrow, the pindrow fir or west himalayan fir, is a fir native to the western himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast afghanistan east through northern pakistan and india to. Abies pindrow in world checklist of selected plant. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. For this purpose, we assessed the densities of seedlings, saplings, and.
Transverse section of leaf through midrib showed presence of epidermis, palisade cells, vascular bundles, spongy cells, phloem and xylem whereas stem showed the presence of cork, cortex, pericyclic fibres. Abies pindrow and over other quality seeds for sale. Henry picea herbertiana madden pinus naphta antoine taxus lambertiana wall. In this study, the highest use values were reported for berberis lyceum and ajuga bracteosa 1. Abies pindrow west himalayan fir from garden center marketing. Traditionally, the plant has been used in the treatment of anxiety, pain and inflammation2. Statistical investigations on abies pindrow in himachal pradesh, india ajit sharma, r.
This study assessed the regeneration status of tree species at different elevations in himalayan forests. It mostly contains chemical constituents like flavonoids, terpenoids and lignans, together with minor constituents of phenols, steroids, and others. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status. Pinaceae has been traditionally used for the treatment for anxiety but the plant has not been systematically investigated to validate its. Species like abies pindrow, pinus wallichiana and juniperus communis on upper moist area ahmed et al. Abies pindrow royle commonly known as himalayan silver fir, belongs to family pinaceae. Hot water extraction of inner and outer bark of norway spruce picea abies jens krogell cost fp0901 meeting 21. Homonyms abies pindrow royle abies pindrow spach common names abete di pindrow in italian pindrow fir in english pindrowtanne in german. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. The plants database includes the following 15 species of abies.
Data source is conifers of the world accessed 2019. Comparison of diets between two sympatric flying squirrel. All structured data from the file and property namespaces. Abies pindrow herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Don royle pinaceae the tribal people of the sewa river area of jammu and kashmir, india, use the leaves to treat bronchitis and asthma. Habitat kashmir, himachal pradesh, tehrigarhwal and other areas of. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 381960 with original publication details. They are found through much of north and central america, europe, asia, and north africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range. Abies pindrow name synonyms abies chiloensis carriere abies himalayensis lavallee abies pindrow var. The pindrow fir tree is a large evergreen tree reaching heights of 100 feet. But no work has ever been carried out to standardize a. English pindrowfir, silverfir, the westhimalayan lowlevel fir.
A complete monographic study on abies pindrow royle aerial. Amongst various extracts, chloroform and methanol extract exhibited significant antianxiety activity with respect to control, and statistically equivalent to the standard drug at the dose of 200 and 400 mgkg, respectively. Future of abies pindrow in swat district, northern pakistan article pdf available in journal of forestry research 251. Rawalakot, district poonch azad jammu and kash plos. Traditionally, the leaves of abies pindrow royle are employed as an ayurvedic remedy for fever, hypoglycaemic, respiratory and inflammatory conditions. The pharmacognostic standards of an indian traditional plant, i. Abies pindrow tree seeds pindrow fir, west himalayan fir. Tlc densitometry of abies pindrow on the basis of phenols abies pindrow royle himalayan fir. Ethnobotanical uses of gymnosperms of neelam valley and. Abies webbiana commonly known as talispatra in bengali and hindi, talispatram in sanskrit and indian silver fir in english. Pdf future of abies pindrow in swat district, northern pakistan. It is in leaf all year, and the seeds ripen from october to november. Norway spruce is the largest common spruce, serving as an evergreen focal point, specimen, screen, or windbreak in. Abies pindrow, the pindrow fir or west himalayan fir, is a fir native to the western himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast afghanistan east through northern pakistan and india to central nepal.
Petroleum ether pe, benzene be, chloroform ce, acetone ae and ethanolic ee extracts 50200 or 200 mgkg, i. Generally found on northern aspects and in shady localities, forming forests at altitudes between 2000 3000 metres. The plant species, especially trees, in the swat district are exposed to extinction threat from global climate change. Hot water extraction of inner and outer bark of norway spruce. Hot water extraction of inner and outer bark of norway. Pollination takes place towards the end of april or the first half of may, at which time the scale of female cones are open to receive the pollen.
Abies balsamea balsam fir abies bracteata bristlecone fir abies. It can grow in full shade deep woodland semishade or no shade. Abies pindrow tree seeds pindrow fir, west himalayan. Abies pindrow an evergreen tree 2040% germination rate zones. In this study, dichloromethane, methanol and acetone extracts of a. Issn an overview of biological, phytochemical, and.
Quantitative determination of shikimic acid and pinitol in. Buy online abies pindrow 10 seeds from sodinu omcseeds. General information about abies pindrow abipi name language. Statistical investigations on abies pindrow in himachal. Neelum valley is 260 km long, running along the neelum river. On mar 16, 2007, berrygirl from braselton, ga zone 8a wrote.
Habitat kashmir, himachal pradesh, tehrigarhwal and other areas of northern india, at altitudes of 2,1003,600 m. The pindrow fir is an evergreen tree growing up to 100 feet tall. Abies pindrow branch bearing spiral leaves abies pindrow ethnopharmacological values from nineteen species of abies almost 277 compounds were isolated which have many biological activities4. It is effective in preventing inflammation, bacterial conjugation, and depression. Isolation of flavonoid from abies webbiana leaves and its activity.
Native forest on a drier site, also near chanshal pass, india gaurav verma, 2019. Screening of antianxiety activity of abies pindrow royle. A shapely tree with bold foliage mitchell and wilkinson. Names of abies pindrow in various languages of the world are also given. The leaves are needlelike, among the longest of any fir, 49 centimetres 1. Abies pindrows is fruitful in treating fever, wheezing cough, and cold. The durations of 19312015, 187220, 18612014, and 19032015 were used as the common period supplementary table 1 for abies pindrow thazwas glacier, abies. This is a large, tall, evergreen tree occurring in the himalayan region from kashmir to assam in india. For this purpose, we assessed the densities of seedlings, saplings, and adult trees of various forestforming species to understand their population structure and regeneration patterns. Abies pindrow pinus wallichiana forest near chandarnahan lake, india, elev. It is a large evergreen tree growing to 4060 metres 200 ft. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
The durations of 19312015, 187220, 18612014, and 19032015 were used as the common period supplementary table 1 for abies pindrow thazwas glacier, abies pindrow solang valley. Future of abies pindrow in swat district, northern pakistan. In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves of. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in abies pindrow. Pinaceae has been traditionally used in the treatment of various ailments and reported to contain cyclic polyols as major class of phytoconstituents. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 10. How abies pindrow is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Isolation of flavonoid from abies webbiana leaves and its. It is widely distributed at elevations between 20003000 m throughout the western himalayas from afghanistan to nepal1. The shoots are greyishpink to buffbrown, smooth and glabrous hairless. Y s parmar university of horticulture and forestry, naunisolan, himachal pradesh, india corresponding author a b s t r a c t 29 article info introduction. Shop our seed store for the bestselling pindrow fir tree seeds for sale. Firs abies are a genus of 4856 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family pinaceae. Mahajan and shilpa department of basic sciences, dr.