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'''Kshirini''' is a small tree with glossy leaves and very fragrant flowers closely realted to the Sapota (Manilkara zapota) The stems and leaves exude a milky sap when bruised.
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==Uses==
  
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==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=bakula, hale hannu, khiranee, kiraale, ksheera vriksha|ml=khrini, manilakkara, palamunnippalaelengi, pala|sa=rajadana, drdhaskandha,  kshirashukla, kshiravriksha, kshiri, kshirika, kshirini, ksiri, madhuphala|ta=kannupalalai, kanupala, karupala, kirni, palai, ulakkaipalai|te=kirni, manchipala, manjipaala, Pala chettu|hi=khir, khirni, kshiri, ranjan|en=}}
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<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|estipulate; petiole 8-20 mm, slender, slightly grooved above, glabrous; lamina 5-10 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate or ovate-oblong; base acute; apex obtuse or emarginate; margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, closely pinnate, slender, midrib raised below; intercostae reticulate. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary|Pale yellow|10|7 mm across, white, 1 or 2 axillary; pedicel to 3.5 cm long; calyx lobes 6, in 2 series of 3 each, 2.5 x 2 mm, reflexed, ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose outside; corolla 3 x 1.5 mm, lobes 18 in 3 series of 6 each, valvate; stamen 6-8, alternating with staminodes, bifid; staminodes shorter than stamen, filaments glabrous, lanceolate; ovary pubescent, 12-celled, superior; style 4-5 mm, subulate; stigma simple. }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A berry|1.5 x 8 mm|Ellipsoid, reddish-yellow||seed usually one.}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Manilkara hexandra (2134745035).jpg
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File:Khirni (Hindi- खिरनी) (2134746745).jpg
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File:Manilkara hexandra (palu පලු) fruits 1.jpg
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File:Ranjana (Marathi- रांजण) (4021476955).jpg
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File:Rayan (Hindi- रायन) (5552975638).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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Revision as of 17:10, 23 April 2019

kshirini, Manilkara hexandra

Kshirini is a small tree with glossy leaves and very fragrant flowers closely realted to the Sapota (Manilkara zapota) The stems and leaves exude a milky sap when bruised.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada bakula, hale hannu, khiranee, kiraale, ksheera vriksha
Hindi khir, khirni, kshiri, ranjan
Malayalam khrini, manilakkara, palamunnippalaelengi, pala
Tamil kannupalalai, kanupala, karupala, kirni, palai, ulakkaipalai
Telugu kirni, manchipala, manjipaala, Pala chettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit rajadana, drdhaskandha, kshirashukla, kshiravriksha, kshiri, kshirika, kshirini, ksiri, madhuphala
English

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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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate estipulate; petiole 8-20 mm, slender, slightly grooved above, glabrous; lamina 5-10 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate or ovate-oblong; base acute; apex obtuse or emarginate; margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, closely pinnate, slender, midrib raised below; intercostae reticulate.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual axillary Pale yellow 10 7 mm across, white, 1 or 2 axillary; pedicel to 3.5 cm long; calyx lobes 6, in 2 series of 3 each, 2.5 x 2 mm, reflexed, ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose outside; corolla 3 x 1.5 mm, lobes 18 in 3 series of 6 each, valvate; stamen 6-8, alternating with staminodes, bifid; staminodes shorter than stamen, filaments glabrous, lanceolate; ovary pubescent, 12-celled, superior; style 4-5 mm, subulate; stigma simple.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A berry 1.5 x 8 mm Ellipsoid, reddish-yellow seed usually one. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Manilkara hexandra (2134745035).jpg
  • Khirni (Hindi- खिरनी) (2134746745).jpg
  • Manilkara hexandra (palu පලු) fruits 1.jpg
  • Ranjana (Marathi- रांजण) (4021476955).jpg
  • Rayan (Hindi- रायन) (5552975638).jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Vernacular names"
  2. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

External Links

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