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Manihot esculenta

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{{stub}}[[File:Yuca (Manihot esculenta).jpg|thumb|right|''Manihot esculenta'']]'''Manihot esculenta''', commonly called cassava (/kəˈsɑːvə/), manioc, yuca, macaxeira, mandioca, and aipim, is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. Though it is often called yuca in Spanish America and in the United States, it is not related to yucca, a shrub in the family Asparagaceae.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Treatment for abscesses and skin eruptions}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Cassava roots are very rich in starch and contain small amounts of calcium (16 mg/100 g), phosphorus (27 mg/100 g), and vitamin C (20.6 mg/100 g).[10] However, they are poor in protein and other nutrients. In contrast, cassava leaves are a good source of protein (rich in lysine), but deficient in the amino acid methionine and possibly tryptophan.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Cassava, Manioc, Yuca, Macaxeira, Mandioca, and Aipim}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Long shurbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|divided into 3–7 lobes. This food plant is also medicinally used to treat hypertension, headache, and other pains, irritable bowel syndrome and fever.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower||||}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||||||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Cassava grows best at elevations below 1,700 metres. Plants do not grow well at temperatures lower than 16°c, the stems and leaves are very sensitive to even short periods of chilling. Temperatures in excess of 29°c may have an adverse effect on growth and development. Plants grow best in areas where rainfall is in the range of 500 - 2,500mm per annum.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
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File:Manioc reu.jpgFile:Manihot esculenta MHNT.BOT.2004.0.508.jpgFile:Manihot Esculenta Crantz leaves.JPG
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==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Manihot+esculenta Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.fao.org/Ag/AGA/AGAP/FRG/AHPP95/95-111.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/manihot-esculenta#:~:text=Manihot%20esculenta%20Crantz.&text=Also%20known%20as%20yuca%2C%20the,syndrome%20and%20fever%20%5B43%5D. "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/cassava.html Manilkara hexandra - Kshirini]* [ ]* [ ]
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