Indian Silver fir

The Scientific name of Indian Silver fir: Abies webbiana, Ebies spectabilis

Name of Indian Silver fir  in different languages:

English: Himalayan Silver fir, Talispatra

Sanskrit: Thalispatra,Thalees

Hindi: Thaleesa patra

Malayalam: Thaleesapathram താലീസപത്രം

Plant description of Indian Silver fir

Himalayan silver fir or Thalis patram (Ebies spectabilis) is a large tree, grows to 50 m tall, commonly found in Himalayan region up to 3000m. altitude.

Useful plant parts: leaf

Medicinal uses: To treat cough problems, throat disorders.

Chemical contents: Betuloside, Abioflavonoid , Abiesin, B- sitosterol,  Abietane, Betuloside, N- triacontanol.

Medicinal properties: Anti plasmodic, Antifungal, Antibacterial.

How to prepare medicines:

 leaf paste is applied on forehead to relive headache

Indian Silver fir is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-

• TalisadiChoorna
• Kanakasavam
• SudarsanaChoornam
• ThaleesapathradiChoornam
• Brihat Chagaladya Ghrita
• PrandaGutika
• ShivaGutika
• SuranVatak
• Talisapatradi Vatakam
• TriguniPlus Tablet
• Vyoshadi Vatakam