Difference between revisions of "Magnolia champaca - Champaka"

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Michelia champaka

Champaca is a large evergreen tree with a close tapering conical to cylindrical crown composed of ascending branches. It can grow 33 metres or more tall, with some specimens attaining 50 metres.

Uses

Leprosy, Boils, Itching, Dyspepsia, Nausea, Fever, Puerperal mania, Delirium, Maniacal excitement, Renal diseases, Gonorrhoea, Inflammation.

Parts Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Roots, Bark.

Chemical Composition

It contains isoeugenol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, cineol and p -cresol methyl ether.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Sampagebuvon, Sumpaghy
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Bongas jampacca, Champakam
Tamil	Shampang, Shembugha
Telugu	Shampangi-puvon, Champakamu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	Champo, Pilo champo
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	NA
English	NA

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), Katu

Guna

Laghu, Rooksha

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Kapha, Vata, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Spiral	Petiole 1-3 cm long, stout and planoconvex in cross section

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Solitary	2-4cm long	Yellow		Flowering are Axillary and Fragrant

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Follicles	2-3 cm long		Arranged as spike	1	Fruits are Dehiscing dorsally

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

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Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the wet tropics and subtropics, also able to be grown in the warm temperate zone. It is found growing at elevations from near sea level to 2,100 metres.^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate area, Cultivated areas, Himalayas region.

Photo Gallery

Bark
Flower
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemistry"

[Leaf-2] "Morphology"

[Ayurvedic_preparations-3] "Ayurvedic preparations"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] "Cultivation"

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-Champaca is a large evergreen tree with a close tapering conical to cylindrical crown composed of ascending branches. It can grow 33 metres or more tall, with some specimens attaining 50 metres.
+'''Champaca''' is a large evergreen tree with a close tapering conical to cylindrical crown composed of ascending branches. It can grow 33 metres or more tall, with some specimens attaining 50 metres.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Puerperal mania}}, {{Uses|Delirium}}, {{Uses|Maniacal excitement}}, {{Uses|Renal diseases}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}.