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Annona Muricata

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'''Annona muricata''' is a fast-growing, small, evergreen tree. It can reach a height of about 7 metres. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions for its edible fruit.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Distension}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Digestive tract ailments}}, {{Uses|Relieve fatigue}}, {{Uses|Maturate boils}}, {{Uses|Abscesses}}, {{Uses|Nervous shock}}, {{Uses|Bedwetting}}.

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Young shoot}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}.

==Chemical Composition==
The plant contains isoquinoline alkaloids including reticuline. The seed contains galactomannan, sitosterol, stigmasterol and cholesterol[348<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=|en=Areca nut}}

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

===Rasa===

===Guna===

===Veerya===

===Vipaka===

===Karma===

===Prabhava===

==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering season is July to January}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is July to January}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seed}}, {{Propagation|Semi ripe cutting}}.

==How to plant/cultivate==
Grows best in the moist, humid tropical and subtropical lowlands at elevations up to about 1,000 metres. It prefers a mean annual temperature in the range 25 - 30°c with a mean annual rainfall over 1,000mm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Found on coastal limestone}}, {{Commonly seen|Lowland woodland}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
</references>

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