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Chikoo

Manilkara zapota commonly known as the sapodilla is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Uses

Fever, Haemorrhage, Wounds, Ulcers, Diarrhoea, Indigestion, Urinary stones, Gall bladder stones, Thrush in babies.

Parts Used

Fruits, Stem, Roots, Shoots

Chemical Composition

sugars, proteins, ascorbic acid, phenols, carotenoids and minerals such as Fe, Cu, Zn, Ca and K^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Chikku
Hindi	Chikoo
Malayalam
Tamil	Chappotta
Telugu	Sima ippacettu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Chikoo, Sapodilla plum

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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Spiral	Foliar Shape(s) is Non-Palm Foliage (Elliptical), Foliar Apex / Tip is Acute and Foliar Base is Acute

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Small	Green		Flowering Period is Free-Flowering and Flowering Opening Time is Time-Independent

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit		Fruit Type is Fleshy Fruit (Non-Accessory Fruit: Berry)	Mature Fruit Colour is Brown		{{{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, Air layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Sapodilla can grow well in a wide range of climatic conditions from the wet tropics to dry cool subtropical areas; but they prefer a moist hot climate similar to that found at medium to low elevations, usually below 600 metres. Trees are long-lived and slow-growing. The seeds of M. zapota germinate about 30 days after sowing without any treatment and exhibit an epigeal type of germination; they can, however, remain viable for several years if kept dry. ^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest, Coastal forests.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Flowers
Young leaves
Fruit
Seed

References

External Links

Manilkara zapota on flowers of india

Manilkara zapota Cookies on Invasive Species Compendium

Physico-chemical parameters of sapota

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical composition"

[Leaf-2] "morphology"

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

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+Sapodilla can grow well in a wide range of climatic conditions from the wet tropics to dry cool subtropical areas; but they prefer a moist hot climate similar to that found at medium to low elevations, usually below 600 metres. Trees are long-lived and slow-growing. The seeds of M. zapota germinate about 30 days after sowing without any treatment and exhibit an epigeal type of germination; they can, however, remain viable for several years if kept dry. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 ==Commonly seen growing in areas==