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'''Karanda''' is a climbing shrub or small tree. It grows upto 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are armed with simple or branched, sharp spines. Very attractive when in fruit, the plant is often grown in the garden both as an ornamental and for its fruit in tropical and subtropical areas. It is not usually grown commercially.
 
'''Karanda''' is a climbing shrub or small tree. It grows upto 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are armed with simple or branched, sharp spines. Very attractive when in fruit, the plant is often grown in the garden both as an ornamental and for its fruit in tropical and subtropical areas. It is not usually grown commercially.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Itches}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The preliminary phytochemical studies were performed by using petroleum ether and methanol extract of dried fruits of Carissa carandas to screen the presence of various secondary metabolites.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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===Dravya===
 
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
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===Guna===
 
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==Habit==
 
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==Identification==
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/512369/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
 
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carissa+carandas Cultivation]</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:00, 9 April 2020

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Karanda is a climbing shrub or small tree. It grows upto 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are armed with simple or branched, sharp spines. Very attractive when in fruit, the plant is often grown in the garden both as an ornamental and for its fruit in tropical and subtropical areas. It is not usually grown commercially.

Uses

Fever, Diarrhoea, Earache, Itches.

Parts Used

Fruit.

Chemical Composition

The preliminary phytochemical studies were performed by using petroleum ether and methanol extract of dried fruits of Carissa carandas to screen the presence of various secondary metabolites.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry places, Sunny places.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

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