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Flacourita indica

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Flacourita indica is a slow-growing, ornamental, spiny evergreen shrub or tree. It can reach a height of 10 metres, but is usually smaller. The tree is cultivated in some areas of the tropics, particularly in Asia, for its edible fruit.

Uses

Fever, Diarrhoea, Inflammations, Asthma, Gynaecological complaints, Hydrocele, Pneumonia, Intestinal worms, Snake bites, Kidney complaints, Hoarseness.[1]

Food

Flacourita indica can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw[2]

Parts Used

Fruits[2]

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Nutritional components

Flacourita indica Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, C, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2]

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed, Layering, Grafting.

Cultivation Details

A very adaptable plant, it grows in the drier to moist tropics from sea level to an elevation of 2,400 metres. Flacourita indica is available through January-July[5][2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry deciduous forest, Thorn forests, Dry forest, Woodland, Bushland, Wooded grassland, Thickets.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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