View source for Crateva nurvala - Large Garlic Pear

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'''Crateva Magna''' is a shrub or a tree. It will grow upto 2 - 20 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use, Mainly as a medicine and source of wood. The plant is often cultivated as an Ornamental, Especially within its native range.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Kidney stone}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Cervical odenitis}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Collyrium}}, {{Uses|Desentery}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Stem's bark}}, {{Parts Used|Root's bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

==Chemical Composition==
Chemical Investigation of Crataeva nurvala leaves resulted in the isolation of four compounds, Which are Dodecanoic anhydride, Methyl pentacosanoate, Kaemferol-3-O-α-D-glucoside and Quercitin-3-O-α-D-glucoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Kumaraja, Varuna, Setuvriksha|en=Holy garlic pear|hi=Baran, Barna|kn=Mavalinga mara, Holetakki, Holetumbe|ta=Kodikilangu|te=Ulimiri, Chendupaddu}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

==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|Semi-deciduous Tree}}

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

===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering from December to March}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting from December to March}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Kaanchanaara Guggulu]], [[Dhanvantari Ghrita]], [[Niri]], [[Purim]], [[Malatyadi Tailam]], [[Varunaadi Kashaayam]], [[Varunaadi Gritha]], [[Vaatasaani Taila]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seed}}

==How to plant/cultivate==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Open forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Often along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Sometimes near the seashore}}, {{Commonly seen|Occurring mostly along streams in shady locations}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references> 

<ref name="chemical composition">Indian Journals of Pharmaceutical Science - Chemical constituents of Crataeva nurvala (Buch-ham) leaves</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>

<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.610, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/varuna-crataeva-nurvala/ Crateva nurvala on Planet Ayurveda Library]
* [https://fjps.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43094-020-00106-1 Crateva nurvala on Springer Open Articles]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/251028 Crateva nurvala on India Bio-diversity]
* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Large%20Garlic%20Pear.html Crateva nurvala on Flowers of India]
[[Category:Herbs]]