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Priyala, Buchanania cochinchinensis

Priyala is a moderate sized tree. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste and the kernels called chironji have a rich almond like flavour, which are also used in making sweets.

Uses

Gastritis, Burning sensation, Fever, Aphrodisiac, Excessive thirst. ^[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Seed kernel, Bark

Chemical Composition

The oil is a promising source of palmitic and oleic acids. Kernel lipids (65.6%), comprised mainly of neutral lipids (90.4%), consist mostly of triacylglycerol (82.2%), freefatty acids (7.8%) and small amount of diacylglycerols, monoacylglycerols and sterols. ^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Murkalu, Kolemaavu
Hindi	Char, Charoli, Chironji,
Malayalam	Cheru, Kalamavu, Moongapezhu, Mungaperlu, Munnalperu
Tamil	Cara paruppu, Kattu-ma, Saraiparuppu
Telugu	Chaara, Charumaamidi, Chinna morli, Sarapappu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Kharaskandha, Rajadana, Bahulavalkala, Priyala, Chara
English	Cudappah almond

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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

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Snigdha (Oily), Guru (Heavy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Pitta, vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	Petiole 12-22 mm, stout, glabrous.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Terminal and axillary panicles	Greenish white	5	calyx lobes 5, persistent.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A drupe	10-13 x 8 mm	Oblong, laterally compressed, black; stone hard, 2 valved; seed one.			{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Seeds
Whole tree
Flowers
Stem
Buds

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_composition-2] Chemical composition

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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 ===Flower===
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+{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|Greenish white|5|calyx lobes 5, persistent.}}
 ===Fruit===
-{{Fruit|A drupe|10-13 x 8 mm|oblong, laterally compressed, black; stone hard, 2 valved; seed one.||}}
+{{Fruit|A drupe|10-13 x 8 mm|Oblong, laterally compressed, black; stone hard, 2 valved; seed one.||}}
 ===Other features===