Transcript Bryophyllum 2

Bryophyllum
also known as air plant, life plant, miracle
leaf etc. Its common name is donkey ears,
palm beach bells and dulcamara.
Introduction
Bryophyllum is a weed belonging to the plant
kingdom. It is different from other plants as
it has many buds on the sides of each leaf
which grow up to form another plant. It
consists of mainly 4 parts:1. Notch
2. Shoot
3. Adventitious root
4. Buds
Description
"Shrub
50-60 cm high, stem robust,
12 mm diameter below, 7 mm
diameter toward the apex,
internodes 2-11.5 cm long; leaves
decussate,, the leaf-blade ovatelanceolate , 13.5-16.5 cm long, 4755 mm wide, rounded above, leaf
margins coarsely roundish - crenate,
producing a corymbs 28 cm high, 15
cm broad, pedicels glabrous, 10 mm
long.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom- Plantae
Family- Crassulaceae
Genus- Kalanchoe
Order- Saxifragales
Division- Magnoliophyta
Species- approximately 34
Conditions:- 1) Water
Bryophyllum requires only
infrequent watering, but should
be watered thoroughly each time
or else the plant will not attain
proper height and will also become
less useful.
2) Soil and Temperature
Bryophyllum cannot grow in deep soil so if you
are growing bryophyllum make sure that the
soil is not too deep and the seeds are sown
1 inch beneath the soil .
Temperature is not
low than 40 degree
Fahrenheit or else the
Plant will die so it is better
to grow it inside.
Life Span
The lifespan of bryophyllum can be
changed by the amount of care it
is given. And if it is grown with
care then it can survive for more
then a 100 years.
Uses
• Leaves used as astringent, antiseptic, and
counterirritant against poisonous insect bites.
• Pounded fresh material is applied as a poultice
for a variety of conditions: Sprains, eczema,
infections, burns, carbuncle and erysipelas.
• Leaves, made pliable by hold over fire, are
applied to wounds, bruises, boils; also, used as
poultice or power in bad ulcers.
• Leaf juice used for earache and ophthalmia.
• Bryophyllum does strong anti-tumor
promoting activity.
• Juice is mixed with lard and used for
diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, and
phthisis.
• Pounded leaves are applied as poultices to
the soles of the feet to stop
hemorrhages.
• Leaves are used as topical in dislocation,
ecchymosed, callosities.
• For asthma, leaves are placed in hot
water for 15 minutes, then juice squeezed
out of the leaves, and drunk.
So……….
 A Bryophyllum plant is like a selfwilled man, out of whom we can
obtain all which we desire, if we
will only treat him his own way.
 Thanks for sparing your valuable
Time.
Prepared by:-• Eeshita
• Mehak
• From DRVDAV CENTENARY PUBLIC
SCHOOL PHILLAUR (INDIA)
THANKS