Abies webbiana Lindl.

Synonym- A. spectabilis (D. Don) Spach.Pinus webbiana Wall.
Family- Pinaceae.
Habitat- The Himalayas from Kashmir to Assam at altitudes of
1600–4000 m.
English- Indian Silver Fir, The West-Himalayan High-Level Fir,
The East-Himalayan Fir.
Ayurvedic- Taalisa, Taalisapatra,Taalisha, Patraadhya, Dhaatriparni,Dhaatripatra.
Unani- Taalisapattar.
Siddha/Tamil- Taalispatri.
Folk- Badar, Chilrow, Morinda,Raisalla, Taalispatra. (Tallispatra,Taalispatri and Talespattre are also equated with the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala Nees.)
Action- Expectorant, bronchial sedative,decongestant, anticatarrhal,antiseptic, carminative.
Key application- Fir (Abies alba Miller) needle oil—in catarrhal illness of upper and lower respiratory
tract (internally and externally);externally in rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Contraindicated in
bronchial asthma and whooping cough. (German Commission E.)
A biflavonoid, abiesin, n-triacontanol,beta-sitosterol and betuloside are present in the leaves.
The essential oil from leaves contains alpha-pinene, l-limonene, deltacarene,dipentene, l-bornyl acetate and
l-cardinene as major constituents.