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Bhumikadamba, Mitragyna parvifolia

Bhumikadamba is a deciduous tree growing up to 27 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild - it yields a valuable timber and has local medicinal uses.

Uses

Jaundice, Wound healing, Muscular pain, Fever, Burning sensation ^[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kadaani, kadaani mara, kadaga, naikadaba, sannakadaba
Hindi	kadam, kaim, kalam
Malayalam	nirkadambu, sirukadambu
Tamil	karpakkatampu, nirkkatampu, peykkatampai
Telugu	battaganapu, botruga, neerukadimi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	bhumikadamba, dhulikadamba, vitanah
English

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	opposite	stipules 1 cm long, interpetiolar, ovate-oblong or obovate, foliaceous, membranous, cauducous; petiole 10-40 mm long, stout, grooved above, glabrous; lamina 5-16 cm x 2.5-10 cm, variable, ovate, orbicular, elliptic or ovate-oblong, base obtuse, attenuate, acute or subcordate, apex obtuse or round; margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 6-10 pairs, pinnate, prominent beneath; intercostae scalariform, slender; domatia present.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Terminal heads	Pale yellow	5	peduncle supported by a pair of bract like oblong leaves; bracteoles small, subulate; calyx tube short, truncate, rim even; corolla tube funnel shaped, 8 mm long, villous inside, lobes 4-5 oblong, reflexed; stamens 5, attached towards the apex of corolla tube; anthers apiculate; ovary 2-celled, inferior, ovules many; style filiform; stigma mitriform, hollow at base.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsules	2 - 3 mm		ribbed, separating in to two cocci, brown; seeds many, small, 10-ribbed.		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The seeds are difficult to germinate in the nursery.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Capsules
Bark
Flowering branch

References

External Links

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[Uses-1] Uses

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] Botonic description

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 ==How to plant/cultivate==
+The seeds are difficult to germinate in the nursery.
-===Season to grow===
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-===Propagation===
 ==Commonly seen growing in areas==