Sacred Barna Tree, Varun Plant

Description

Add this famous diuretic Ayurvedic herb to your garden and derive all the medicinal benefits it has in store. Known by the names 'Garlic pear tree', 'Caper tree', 'Three-leaf caper',  this plant has been around for ages.

This medium-sized deciduous tree blooms greenish-yellow flowers that occur in terminal corymbs, growing about 5 centimeters in diameter, with purplish stamens.

The bark is smooth and brown in color with horizontal wrinkles and has been used  3000 years ago to treat urinary tract infections, kidney stones, prostate-related disorder, and many other diseases. The branches are white tinged with yellow and purple patches. 

Varun Plant bears fruits that resemble lemon and changes the color to red after ripening. The petals are ovate or oblong with the claw half as long and have anti-inflammatory, diuretic, lithontriptic, demulcent, and tonic properties.

These plants reach a maximum height of 25 m and don’t require much maintenance and care to thrive.

Varun Plant Special Features

• The plant is renowned for its ayurvedic and therapeutic properties.
• The plant blooms greenish-yellow flowers with purplish stamens.
• The fruits of the plant resemble lemon.
• It is a low maintenance plane.

Varun Plant Uses

Ornamental Use

• The plant is used for ornamental purposes.

Medicinal Uses

• The bark of this plant yields ceryl alcohol, friedelin, lupeol, betulinic acid, and diosgenin.
• The plant is famous for its ayurvedic properties.
• It is useful in disorders of urinary organs, urinary tract infections, pain and burning micturition, renal and vesical calculi.

Culinary Uses

• The leaves are used for culinary purposes.

Planting and Care

• Varun Plant thrives and blooms under full sunlight.
• These plants need
• well-drained, fertile rich organic soil to thrive.
• Water the plant from the base and don’t overwater.
• Water stagnation must be avoided in all cases.
• During summer, the frequency of watering should be higher, moderate during the rainy and winter season.
• Make sure the roots of the plant are damp but not too wet.
• Add diluted fertilizers into the water. If you’re adding fertilizers directly, water the soil immediately.
• Avoid adding fertilizer near the plant base.
• Varun plant has long tap roots that eventually stretches
• out, hence these trees prefer loose, well-dug, well-drained organic soil.
• To ensure the planting is not compact and the plant can bloom to its full potential, dig down a hole with 2 feet in depth and 3 feet across. 
• Knock off the old soil from the plant root by removing all rotted and dead roots feet 
• In case of insect or pest attack, use Eucalyptus oil, Neem oil, or Citrus oil spray for the primary treatment.