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Areca catechu - Pooga

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Pooga consists of dried ripe seed of Areca catechu Linn. (Fam. Palmae), a graceful, slender, stemmed, perennial palm, trunk reaching a height of about 25 m cultivated in the coastal regions of Southern India, Bengal and Assam upto an altitude of 1000 m.[1]

Uses

Scizophrenia, Arecoline, Tapeworms, Anaemia, Fits, Leucoderma, Nasal ulcers, Leprosy, Obesity, Dysentery, Malaria, Constipation, Oedema[2]

Parts Used

Seed, Young leaf[2]

Chemical Composition

It contains Alkaloid (arecoline) tannins and fats etc.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Adike
Hindi Supari, Chr alia
Malayalam Adakku, Pakku
Tamil Paka chekka, Vakka
Telugu Paka chekka, Vakka
Marathi Supari, Pophal
Gujarathi Supari, Chr alia
Punjabi Supari, Spari
Kashmiri Supari, Spari
Sanskrit Kramuka, Ghonaa
English Areca nut

[2]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya

Guna

Guru, Ruksha

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava, Mohakrit, Deepana, Kaphapittajit, Kledanaashana, Malabhedi, Mukhshodhana

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season is December to April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is December to April

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Kumāryāsava, Dashamoolarishta, Pippalyadyasava, Bhimashakti Rasaayana, Lodrasava[2]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed

How to plant/cultivate

Plants succeed in moist tropical climates where temperatures never fall below 10°c, the average annual rainfall is 1,500mm or more and the driest month has 25mm or more rain.Prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 5,000mm, evenly distributed through the year.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, High rainfall forests.

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References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 125.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.39, 40 and 48, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  3. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 125.
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Useful tropical plants

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