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[[File:Picrasma quassioides (India Quassiawood) (34797887960).jpg|thumb|right|'''Picrasma quassioides''']]
'''Picrasma quassioides''' is a species of Picrasma native to temperate regions of southern Asia, from the northeast of Pakistan east along the Himalaya and through southern, central and eastern China to Taiwan and Japan.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Chronic dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Gastric}}.

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.

==Chemical Composition==
It contains trifolirhizin, maackiain, 3', 7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxylisoflavone, umbelliferone, emodin, nigakilactone F, picrasin B, picraqualide B, 4-methoxy-5-hydroxycanthin-6-one, 4,5-dimethoxycanthin-6-one, 5-methoxycanthin-6-one.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Nigaki}}

==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|Tree}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Coarsely and irregularly toothed margin|The leaves are 15–40 cm long, pinnate, with 7–15 leaflets 2.5–10 cm long and 1.5–4.5 cm broad.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||Green to yellow-green||8–15 cm long}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Ovoid|6–7 mm diameter|Red to black|}}

===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==
Requires a fertile humus-rich moisture-retentive loam in a sunny position. Plants also succeed when growing in semi-shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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==References==

<references> 
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21761728#:~:text=Fourteen%20compounds%20were%20obtained%20and,one(11)%2C%2011%2D Chemical composition]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrasma_quassioides Morphology]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Picrasma+quassioides Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrasma_quassioides Picrasma quassioides on wikipedia.org]


[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Simaroubaceae]]