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'''Annonaceae''' is in the custard apple family. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple etc.  
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The Annonaceae are a family, the custard apple family, of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple etc.  
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|bark}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|fruits}}.
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{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=seetaphala|ml=seethapazham|sa=atrupyum|ta=atta|te=sita-phalamu|hi=ata|en=sugar apple, sweetsop}}
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{{Common names|kn=Sitaphala|ml=Seethapazham|sa=Atrupyum|ta=Atta|te=Sita-phalamu|hi=Sharifa, Sitaphal|en=Sugar Apple, Sweetsop}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Guna===
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Sheeta (Cold)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (Cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
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Vata, Pitta
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|shrub}}, {{Habit|plant}}.
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{{Habit|Shrub}}, {{Habit|Plant}}.
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple||Simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|united to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa)|aggregate of berries|many}}
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{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|United to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa)|Aggregate of berries|many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Cherimoya flowers of the cultivar Madeira.jpg|Leaves
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Annona crassiflora.jpg
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Annona crassiflora.jpg|Inside of the tree
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Floral buds of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.).jpg|Buds
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Cherimoya plant, Munhoz, Brazil.jpg|Whole tree
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มหาพรหมราชินี Mitrephora sirikitiae Weerasooriya, Chelermglin & R.M.K. Saunders. FAMILY ANNONACEAE (3).jpg|Flowers
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Annona crassiflora Mart.jpg|Fruit
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Cinturón altitudinal chirimoya norte Perú.jpg
 
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</gallery>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583044 "chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583044 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.biologydiscussion.com/angiosperm/dicotyledons/annonaceae-characters-distribution-and-types/47740 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.biologydiscussion.com/angiosperm/dicotyledons/annonaceae-characters-distribution-and-types/47740 Morphology]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261375?ln=en "CULTIVATION"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261375?ln=en Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:337</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Annonaceae]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Annonaceae Annonaceae on encyclopedea britanicca]
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* [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/annon.htm]
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* [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/annon.htm Annonaceae on botany.hawaii]
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* [https://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/trees/annonaceae_fragrant.htm]
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* [https://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/trees/annonaceae_fragrant.htm Annonaceae on top trophical plants]
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* [https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/1/1/2416296]
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* [https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/1/1/2416296 The natural history of Annonaceae]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 13 August 2020

Sitaphalam, Annonaceae

Annonaceae is in the custard apple family. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple etc.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats.[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%).[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sitaphala
Hindi Sharifa, Sitaphal
Malayalam Seethapazham
Tamil Atta
Telugu Sita-phalamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Atrupyum
English Sugar Apple, Sweetsop


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Sheeta (Cold)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Vata, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub, Plant.

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Actinomorphic but zygomorphic in Monodora due to difference in size of petals, hermaphrodite

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome United to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa) Aggregate of berries many {{{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

Many species and cultivars of Annonaceae have been introduced anf tested in Florida[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Nonriped fruits

  • Inside of the tree

  • Buds

  • Whole tree

  • Flowers

  • Fruit

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:337
  2. ↑ Chemical constituents
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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