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'''Samudraphala''' is an evergreen tree of moderate size, called by Sanskrit writers Hijja or Hijjala. The fruit is spoken of as Samudra-phala and Dhātriphala or "nurse’s fruit" and is one of the best known domestic remedies.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Headache}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=dhatri phala, ganigalu|ml=arrupera, athambu, attampu, attapera, |sa= ambuja, samudraphala, dhatriphala, hijjala, |ta=adampai, amamikkatampu, samuttirappalam, sengadambu|te=Karpura-Bendakanapa chettu, kanigi, kanigi chettu, kurpa, neerkaniki|hi=hijjal, samandar-phal|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|clustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, cauducous; petiole 6-12 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-18 x 2.5-7 cm, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate, glabrous, subcoriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, intercostae reticulate, slender, prominent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|6-8 mm long|Red|Many|terminal pendulous racemes; bracts small, deciduous; calyx tube campanulate, adnate to the ovary; lobes 4, ovate, acute, imbricate; petals 4, ovate, obtuse, imbricate, basally connate, adnate to the staminal tube; stamens many, in several rows; filaments exserted, filiform, 1.5 cm long, pink, connate below; ovary inferior, 2 mm, 2-celled, ovules 6-8 in each cell; style to 2 cm, filiform; stigma small.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|2.5-3.8 cm long|oblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Barringtonia acutangula (Freshwater Mangrove) fruits in Kolkata W IMG 8547.jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil Feb 2019 (12).jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil Feb 2019 (18).jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula tree.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Barringtonia-Acutangula-Cid4833 "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://globalresearchonline.net/journalcontents/v23-1/33.pdf]
* [https://www.bimbima.com/health/barringtonia-acutangular/3829/]
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Barringtonia+acutangula]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Tree]]
'''Samudraphala''' is an evergreen tree of moderate size, called by Sanskrit writers Hijja or Hijjala. The fruit is spoken of as Samudra-phala and Dhātriphala or "nurse’s fruit" and is one of the best known domestic remedies.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Headache}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=dhatri phala, ganigalu|ml=arrupera, athambu, attampu, attapera, |sa= ambuja, samudraphala, dhatriphala, hijjala, |ta=adampai, amamikkatampu, samuttirappalam, sengadambu|te=Karpura-Bendakanapa chettu, kanigi, kanigi chettu, kurpa, neerkaniki|hi=hijjal, samandar-phal|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|clustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, cauducous; petiole 6-12 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-18 x 2.5-7 cm, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate, glabrous, subcoriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, intercostae reticulate, slender, prominent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|6-8 mm long|Red|Many|terminal pendulous racemes; bracts small, deciduous; calyx tube campanulate, adnate to the ovary; lobes 4, ovate, acute, imbricate; petals 4, ovate, obtuse, imbricate, basally connate, adnate to the staminal tube; stamens many, in several rows; filaments exserted, filiform, 1.5 cm long, pink, connate below; ovary inferior, 2 mm, 2-celled, ovules 6-8 in each cell; style to 2 cm, filiform; stigma small.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|2.5-3.8 cm long|oblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Barringtonia acutangula (Freshwater Mangrove) fruits in Kolkata W IMG 8547.jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil Feb 2019 (12).jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil Feb 2019 (18).jpg
File:Barringtonia acutangula tree.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Barringtonia-Acutangula-Cid4833 "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://globalresearchonline.net/journalcontents/v23-1/33.pdf]
* [https://www.bimbima.com/health/barringtonia-acutangular/3829/]
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Barringtonia+acutangula]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Tree]]
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