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Sea lemon, Ximenia americana

Ximenia americana is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to the tropics. and its Leaves are oval shaped, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

The plant has been reported to contain biologically active compounds such as saponins, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, sterols, quinones, alkaloids, cyanogenetic glycosides, cardiac glycosides, saponosides, isoprenoids, fatty acids, triterpenes, sesquiternes and carbohydrates^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kaada nakkaare
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil	chiru-illantai
Telugu	bili nekkera
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Hog Plum, Sea Lemon

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 3-8 to 1.5-4 cm, variable thickness

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	3-7 mm long	Yellow	5-20	Flowers Season is June - August and inflorescences borne on shortly pedunculate axillary racemes or umbels

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	3 cm long	glabrous, greenish when young, becoming yellowish	-	-	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Tallow wood can grow in a range of climatic conditions from hot tropical lowlands to the warm subtropics.p0 n0xz It is found at altitudes up to 2,000 metres in the drier to moist tropics^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

dispersed in open country, savannah, gallery forest, along coastal areas.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation Details"

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 [[File:Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 7288.jpg|thumb|right|''Sea lemon'', ''Ximenia americana'']]
-'''Sea lemon''' or '''Ximenia americana''', commonly known as '''tallow wood''',<ref name="int"/> '''yellow plum''', is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to the tropics.
+'''Ximenia americana''' is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to the tropics. and its Leaves are oval shaped, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.
-Leaves are oval shaped, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.
+==Uses==
+{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
-== Uses ==
+==Parts Used==
+{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
-*The fruits have a pleasant plum-like flavor. In Asia, the young leaves are cooked as a vegetable. However, the leaves also contain cyanide and need to be thoroughly cooked, and should not be eaten in large amounts.
+==Chemical Composition==
-*It is being investigated by researchers from Nigeria's Ahmadu Bello University. In animal tests, it is showing promise against the parasite that causes sleeping sickness and severe anaemia in livestock in many parts of Africa.
+The plant has been reported to contain biologically active compounds such as saponins, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, sterols, quinones, alkaloids, cyanogenetic glycosides, cardiac glycosides, saponosides, isoprenoids, fatty acids, triterpenes, sesquiternes and carbohydrates<ref name="chemical composition"/>
-*Leaf extract is active against Escherischia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans.
-==Common name==
+==Common names==
+{{Common names|kn=kaada nakkaare|ml=|sa=|ta=chiru-illantai|te=bili nekkera|hi=|en=Hog Plum, Sea Lemon}}
-* '''English''' - Sea Lemon
+==Properties==
-* '''Kannada''' - ಕಾದ ನಕ್ಕಾರೆ
+Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
+===Dravya===
-== References ==
+===Rasa===
+Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
+===Guna===
+Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
+===Veerya===
+Ushna (Hot)
+===Vipaka===
+Katu (Pungent)
+===Karma===
+Kapha, Vata
+===Prabhava===
+==Habit==
+{{Habit|Deciduous Shrub}}
+==Identification==
+===Leaf===
+{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 3-8 to 1.5-4 cm, variable thickness}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
+===Flower===
+{{Flower|Unisexual|3-7 mm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and inflorescences borne on shortly pedunculate axillary racemes or umbels}}
+===Fruit===
+{{Fruit||3 cm long|glabrous, greenish when young, becoming yellowish|-|-}}
+===Other features===
+==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
+* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
+==Where to get the saplings==
+==Mode of Propagation==
+{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
+==How to plant/cultivate==
+Tallow wood can grow in a range of climatic conditions from hot tropical lowlands to the warm subtropics.p0 n0xz   It is found at altitudes up to 2,000 metres in the drier to moist tropics<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
+==Commonly seen growing in areas==
+{{Commonly seen|dispersed in open country}}, {{Commonly seen|savannah}}, {{Commonly seen|gallery forest}}, {{Commonly seen|along coastal areas}}.
+==Photo Gallery==
+<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
+Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (10).jpg
-<references>
+Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (11).jpg
-<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=XIAM  "Ximenia americana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database.]</ref>
+Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (29).jpg
+</gallery>
+==References==
+<references>
+<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285963982_Chemical_constituents_of_Ximenia_americana "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
+<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Ximenia_americana.PDF "plant description"]</ref>
+<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ximenia+americana "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
 </references>
-== External Links ==
+==External Links==
+* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5327e/x5327e1v.htm Ximenia americana on fao.org]
+* [http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Ximenia_americana Ximenia americana on coastalplainplants.org]
+* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2562 Ximenia americana on florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg]
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximenia_americana Ximenia americana]
-*[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hog%20Plum.html flowersofindia]
 [[Category:Herbs]]