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[[File:Gmelina arborea leaves I IMG 3458.jpg|thumb|right|''Gmelina arborea'', ''Madhumati'']]
Madhumati locally known as gamhar, is a fast-growing deciduous tree, occurring naturally throughout greater part of India at altitudes up to 1,500 meters. It also occurs naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and in southern provinces of China, and has been planted extensively in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malaysia, and on experimental basis in other countries as well. It is also planted in gardens and avenues.
== Uses =={{Uses|bilious fever}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|leprosy}}, {{Uses|blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|rootbark}}, {{Parts Used|stem bark}}, {{Parts Used|fruits}}. ==Chemical Composition==hexenol (17.9%), 1-octen-3-ol (8.4%) and hexanol (6.1%) among the aliphatic alcohols; heptacosane (5.6%), pentacosane (3.8%) and 1-pentacosene (3.2%) among the hydrocarbons; and nonanal (8.7%) and (E)-2-decenal (3.0%)<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Shivani|ml=Kumbil|sa=Madhumati|ta=Kumalaamaram|te=Peddagumudutekku|hi=Gamhar|en=Gamhar}} ==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), Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Guru (heavy)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Vata, Pitta===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|ovate|4-8 inch long, acuminate, entire}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|12 inch|brownish-yellow|5-20|Calyx campanulate, tomentose, 5-lobed and In small usually 3-flowered cymes arranged along the branches of a densely fulvous-tomentose panicle}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|ovoid|1.5-2.0 cm long|sometimes with portion of attached pedicel, two seeded|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==The plant can succeed in very dry to wet areas in the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 34°c, but can tolerate 16 - 46°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|tropical semi-evergreen}}, {{Commonly seen|sub-montane}}, {{Commonly seen|moist teak forests}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id= External Links ==Gmelina+arborea "Cultivation Details"]</ref></references>
==External Links==* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gamhar.html Gmelina arborea on flowers of india]* [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/forestry/tree-crops/gmelina-arborea Gmelina arborea on vikaspedea]* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/gambhari-gmelina-arborea Gmelina arborea on palnet ayurveda]*[https://enlink.wikipediaspringer.orgcom/article/wiki10.1007/Gmelina_arborea s10086-008-0983-3 Chemical constituents from Gmelina arborea-Wikipediabark and their antioxidant activity]
[[Category:Herbs]]
