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'''Madana''' consists dried fruit of Xeromphis spinosa. It grows up to a height of 9m tall.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Dysentry}}, {{Uses|Wounds cleaning}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Acne}}.
  
'''Madana''' consists of dried fruit of Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb) Keay, Syn Randia dumetorum Lam. (Fam. Rubiaceae), a deciduous thorny shrub or a small, tree, reaching a
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==Common names==
height upto 9 m and girth about a metre, branches numerous, thick and horizontal, found in sub-Himalayan tracts extending eastwards in Sikkim upto 1200 m and southwards to
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{{Common names|sa=Maadani|en=Emetic nut|gu=Mindhal, Mindhol, Mindhar|hi=Manphal|kn=Mangarikai, Karigidda, Madanaphala Maggrekai, Kari, Maggare Kayi|ks=Madanfal|ml=Malankara, Malamkarakka|mr=Gal, Galphala, Giephala, Madanphala|pa=Mindhal, Rara, Manphal|ta=Marukkarai|te=Mranga Kaya, Monga Kaya}}<ref name="Common names"/>
Peninsular India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
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==Chemical Composition==
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Essential oil, saponin, tannin and resin.
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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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Tikta, Madhura
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===Guna===
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Laghu, Ruksha
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (heat)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Vamana, Lekhana
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite on short lateral branchlets, to 4.5 x 2 cm, obovate, obtuse, tomentose below, petiolate; stipule ovate, cuspidate. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal|White fading to yellow|5|Leaves opposite on short lateral branchlets, to 4.5 x 2 cm, obovate, obtuse, tomentose below, petiolate; stipule ovate, cuspidate.}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Berry|4 x 3cm|glabrous; seeds many, embedded in pulp|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
  
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=Maadani|en=Emetic nut|gu=Mindhal, Mindhol, Mindhar|hi=Manphal|kn=Mangarikai, Karigidda, Madanaphala Maggrekai, Kari, Maggare Kayi|ks=Madanfal|ml=Malankara, Malamkarakka|mr=Gal, Galphala, Giephala, Madanphala|pa=Mindhal, Rara, Manphal|ta=Marukkarai|te=Mranga Kaya, Monga Kaya}}
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Catunaregam spinosa (Mountain Pomegranate) W IMG 9379.jpg
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File:Matukkarai (Tamil- மதுக்காரை) (2617517761).jpg
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references>
 
<references>
 
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 114.</ref>  
 
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 114.</ref>  
 
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<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2 by N. Sasidharan]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:281</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
 
==See also==
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
 
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]  
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 12 August 2020

Madanaphala, Catunaregam spinosa

Madana consists dried fruit of Xeromphis spinosa. It grows up to a height of 9m tall.[1]

Uses

Dysentry, Wounds cleaning, Stomachache, Cough, Acne.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mangarikai, Karigidda, Madanaphala Maggrekai, Kari, Maggare Kayi
Hindi Manphal
Malayalam Malankara, Malamkarakka
Tamil Marukkarai
Telugu Mranga Kaya, Monga Kaya
Marathi Gal, Galphala, Giephala, Madanphala
Gujarathi Mindhal, Mindhol, Mindhar
Punjabi Mindhal, Rara, Manphal
Kashmiri Madanfal
Sanskrit Maadani
English Emetic nut

[2]

Chemical Composition

Essential oil, saponin, tannin and resin.

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Madhura

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vamana, Lekhana

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub or small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves opposite on short lateral branchlets, to 4.5 x 2 cm, obovate, obtuse, tomentose below, petiolate; stipule ovate, cuspidate.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal White fading to yellow 5 Leaves opposite on short lateral branchlets, to 4.5 x 2 cm, obovate, obtuse, tomentose below, petiolate; stipule ovate, cuspidate.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry 4 x 3cm glabrous; seeds many, embedded in pulp {{{5}}} {{{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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 114.
  2. Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:281
  3. FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2 by N. Sasidharan]

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAShrub