Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - peach
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - peach
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - peach
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - peach
MT127 : Prunus persica (L.) Stokes
| Plant Category | : | Tree |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Amygdalus persica L.; Persica laevis DC.; Persica nucipersica Borckh.; Persica platycarpa Decne.; Persica vulgaris Mill.; Persica vulgaris subsp. laevis (DC.) Bonnier & Layens; Prunus daemonifuga H. Lév. & Vaniot; Prunus persica (L.) Batsch; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Peach, Adoo (Hindi), Chumbhrei (Manipuri), Pichesu (Kannada), Pishu (oriya) |
| Plant Family | : | ROSACEAE |
| Description | : | Trees, up to 15 m tall; bark dark grey. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petioles ca. 3-8 mm; lamina ca. 8-16 x 3-6 cm, narrowly lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, cuneate at base, caudate acuminate at apex, sharply serrate along margins, basal glands two. Inflorescences in axillary racemes, solitary, ca. 5-8 cm long; Flowers ca. 0.5-0.7 cm across, white; pedicels pubescent; calyx ciliate. Drupes ca. 2.3 cm long, yellow, tinged with red, ellipsoid, acid to taste. A small moderate sized deciduous tree. Leaves lanceolate. Flowers are pink and solitary. Fruit is drupe and succulant. Usually planted as ornamental, almost found as wild. Flowers bloom during January to February. Fruit ripes during May to June. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves are astringent, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, laxative, parasiticide and mildly sedative. They are used internally in the treatment of gastritis, whooping cough, coughs and bronchitis. They also help to relieve vomiting and morning sickness during pregnancy, though the dose must be carefully monitored because of their diuretic action. The dried and powdered leaves have sometimes been used to help heal sores and wounds. The leaves are harvested in June and July then dried for later use. The flowers are diuretic, sedative and vermifuge. They are used internally in the treatment of constipation and oedema. A gum from the stems is alterative, astringent, demulcent and sedative. The seed is antiasthmatic, antitussive, emollient, haemolytic, laxative and sedative. It is used internally in the treatment of constipation in the elderly, coughs, asthma and menstrual disorders. The bark is demulcent, diuretic, expectorant and sedative. It is used internally in the treatment of gastritis, whooping cough, coughs and bronchitis. The root bark is used in the treatment of dropsy and jaundice. The bark is harvested from young trees in the spring and is dried for later use. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Flavylium perchlorate; Abscisic acid; 1-Hentriacontanol; acetic acid; Afzelin; amygdalin; aromadendrin; Daucosterol; donepezil; Floribundoside; kaempferol; Multiflorin A; Multiflorin B; naringenin; Persicogenin; Prunasin; quercetin; Tacrine; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Quercetin; Kaempferol; Naringenin; Amygdalin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Rosales |
| Family | : Rosaceae - Rose family |
| Genus | : Prunus L. - plum |
| Species | : Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - peach |