Difference between revisions of "Anthocephalus cadamba - Kadamba, Wild cinchona"

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Toothache plant

Wild cinchona or Kadamba scientifically known as Neolamarckia cadamba is a large, evergreen tree with beautiful & unique flowers. It is a fast growing tree with a broad crown and is even planted sacredly near temples.

Uses

Diabetes, Cancer, Fungal infections, Musculo-skeletal diseases, High cholesterol, Triglycerides, Parasitic infection, Digestive disturbances.

Parts Used

Barks, Flowers, Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

The preliminary phytochemical screening of Anthocephalus cadamba whole plant showed the presence of saponins, terpenes, sesquiterpenes glycosides, alkaloids and absence of anthraquinones and flavonoids. A variety of phytoconstituents, such as cadambine, cadamine, β-sitosterol, quinovic acid, chlorogenic acid^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	NA
Hindi	kadam, kadamb
Malayalam	atuthekku, kadambu, attutek, attuttekka
Tamil	kadambu, kathambu, kola aiyila, acokari, ruttiratcakatampu
Telugu	begada, kadamba, kadambakamu, kadambamu, kadambe
Marathi	kalamb, kadam, kadamb
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kadamba, vrattapuspa, sisupala
English	NA

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Paripinnate	Oblong	Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	pink		Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oblong pod	Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled			seeds upto 5	Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Kadamba is a deciduous tree which grows throughout India, especially in low lying areas and wet regions. They need full Sun to partial shade and the temperature varies up to 20’ – 40’ Celsius.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical composition"

[Leaf-2] "morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation"

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 ==Common names==
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+{{Common names|sa=kadamba, vrattapuspa, sisupala |hi=kadam, kadamb|ka=apathyada mara, arisina thaega, dhaaruja kaare, kadambole |ml=atuthekku, kadambu, attutek, attuttekka |mr=kalamb, kadam, kadamb|ta=kadambu, kathambu, kola aiyila, acokari, ruttiratcakatampu |te=begada, kadamba, kadambakamu, kadambamu, kadambe}}
 ==Properties==