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[[File:Excoecaria agallocha 05938.JPG|thumb|right|''Excoecaria agallocha'']]'''Excoecaria agallocha''' is an evergreen or briefly deciduous shrub or small tree. It grows upto 10 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which branches from low down, has stilt roots.==Uses=={{stubUses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cutaneous diseases}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}. ==Chemical Composition==<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|sa= |en=Blind-your-eye mangrove, Blinding tree|gu=Geva|hi= |kn=ಹಾರೋಗಿಡ Harogida, ತಿಲ್ಲ Tilla|ks= |ml=Katappala|mr=Geva|pa= |ta=Akati|te=Tilla}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==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=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}} ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tidal forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Mangrove forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Brackish areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Rice fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Excoecaria agallocha (Blind Your Eye) W2 IMG 6930.jpg|LeavesFile:Excoecaria agallocha 08634.jpg|FlowersFile:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02009.jpg|Whole plantFile:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02015.jpg|FruitsFile:Koomatti (Malayalam- കോമട്ടി) (5928812707).jpg|Fruit</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130728111350/http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?lang=en&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id%3DD01344 Chemistry]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Cultivation]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2893 Excoecaria agallocha on flora fauna web]* [http://www.phcogrev.com/article.asp?issn=0973-7847;year=2016;volume=10;issue=20;spage=123;epage=138;aulast=Mondal Excoecaria agallocha on Phcogrev.com]* [http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/excoecaria/excoecaria.htm Excoecaria agallocha on wild singapore.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]
