Rasa (Taste)
Tikta, Madhura.
The primary taste perceived on the tongue.
Talish (Indian silver fir)
Talish is a small or medium sized evergreen tree.
Medicinal Plant
Talish (Indian silver fir)
Abies webbiana Lindle · Pinaceace
Talish is a small or medium sized evergreen tree.
Scientific Name
Abies webbiana Lindle
Family
Pinaceace
Hindi Name
Talispatra
Used Part
Patra (leaves )
Botanical Description
About the Talish Plant
Morphology and field-identification notes as documented in our Dravyaguna library.
Talish is a small or medium sized evergreen tree. The stem is fluted and branches are horizontal, wide spreading, not whorled.
The leaves are linear, flattened, distichous, acute, narrowed into a short petiole which is decurrent along the twig, dark green and shining above, pale yellowish brown or rusty red below.
Male inflorescence is Catkin female is with solitary flowerIn fruit the disk enlarges, becomes succulent and bright red and surrounds the olive green seed of which only the tip is exposed.
Ayurvedic Properties
Rasa Panchaka — Classical Properties
The five-fold framework Ayurveda uses to describe a drug — Rasa, Guna, Vipaka, Veerya and its effect on the doshas.
Guna (Qualities)
Laghu, Tikshna
Physical and energetic attributes of the dravya.
Vipaka (Post-digestive Effect)
Katu
Taste that emerges after complete digestion.
Dosha Karma (Action on Doshas)
Kapha Vata Shamaka
Effect on Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas.
Veerya (Potency)
Ushna
Heating (ushna) or cooling (sheeta) energy.
Ayurvedic Actions (Karma)
Shwasahara, Deepana, Hrudya, Gulmahara, Amahara, Agnimandyahara.
Modern Phytochemistry
Chemistry & Pharmacology
How modern science maps onto the classical understanding of this dravya.
Pharmacological Action
What the Science Says
Antispasmodiac, Antipyretic, Expectorant, Stomachic, Anti-bacterial, Anti-inflammatory.
Phytoconstituents
Active Compounds
Abiesin, n-Tricontanol, Beta-sitosterol, Betuloside, Biflavanoides, Nietine, Betuloside
Therapeutic Usage
Clinical Applications of Talish
Classical Ayurvedic indications drawn directly from the Dravyaguna tradition — paired with the preparations recommended in shastra.
01
Leaves powder with vasa juice is beneficial in cough.
02
leaves powder with karpura and rock sugar is given in anorexia.
03
Leaves powder with vasa leaves juice is given in epistaxis.
Always consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician before using any herb therapeutically. Dose, anupana and Prakriti-specific suitability matter.
Yoga / Kalpana
Classical Formulations
Common Ayurvedic preparations where Talish is a key ingredient.
- Talisadi gutika, Talisadi churna
Shastra Pramana
Classical Reference
तालीसो वत्रिपत्रश्च तथा धात्रीपत्रकः ।पत्रढ्यः शुकोदरश्चैव पर्णिको नील इत्यपि ।।तालीसः शीतलो वृष्यः कफवातज्वरापहः ।दीपनः कण्ठरोगघ्नः श्वासकासविनाशनः ।।