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'''Mallika''' is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration; for the essential oil obtained from the flowers; for use as a condiment; and also for medicinal use
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Improves complexion}}, {{Uses|Dental problems}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}
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<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=aelusutthina mallige, chendu mallige, dundu mallige|ml=cherupiccakam, nalla-mulla, nallamalli, pichakamulla|sa=atigandha, bhadravalli, gauri, malli, mallika, mrigeshta, navamalika|ta=atukkumallikai, kuntumallikai|te=boddumalle, gundumalle, manmathha baanamunavamallika|hi=mogra|en=Arabian jasmine}}
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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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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Snigdha (Slimy)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Pitta, Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Climber}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad, glabrous, shining above; nerves prominent beneath. Petiole short, pubescent }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal cymes|White||pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Corolla white, simple or double, tube 1 cm long, lobes 5-9, oblong, acute or obtuse, or orbicular under cultivation, 1.5 cm long.}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Berry|6 mm||black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth.|}}
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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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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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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}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub 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:മുല്ലപ്പൂക്കൾ.JPG|Flowers
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File:Jasminum sambac - Kolkata 2011-04-04 2218 cropped.jpg|Double form flowers
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File:Jasminum sambac 15zz.jpg|Leaves
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File:Jasminum sambac 10zz.jpg|Buds
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/30/jati-jasminum-grandiflorum-sambac-jasminum-officinale/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic 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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* [http://natureconservation.in/traditional-and-medicinal-uses-of-mogra-jasminum-sambac/]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Jasminum+sambac]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:54, 22 May 2019

Mallika, Jasminum sambac

Mallika is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration; for the essential oil obtained from the flowers; for use as a condiment; and also for medicinal use

Uses

Improves complexion, Dental problems, Headache, Skin problems, Conjunctivitis [1]

Parts Used

Leaf, Flower, Root

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada aelusutthina mallige, chendu mallige, dundu mallige
Hindi mogra
Malayalam cherupiccakam, nalla-mulla, nallamalli, pichakamulla
Tamil atukkumallikai, kuntumallikai
Telugu boddumalle, gundumalle, manmathha baanamunavamallika
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit atigandha, bhadravalli, gauri, malli, mallika, mrigeshta, navamalika
English Arabian jasmine

[2]

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), Snigdha (Slimy)

Veerya

Ushna (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad, glabrous, shining above; nerves prominent beneath. Petiole short, pubescent

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal cymes White pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Corolla white, simple or double, tube 1 cm long, lobes 5-9, oblong, acute or obtuse, or orbicular under cultivation, 1.5 cm long.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry 6 mm black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Double form flowers

  • Leaves

  • Buds

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description

External Links

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