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'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cutaneous diseases}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{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"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tidal forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Mangrove forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Brackish areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Rice fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Excoecaria agallocha (Blind Your Eye) W2 IMG 6930.jpg|Leaves
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File:Excoecaria agallocha 08634.jpg|Flowers
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File:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02009.jpg|Whole plant
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File:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02015.jpg|Fruits
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File:Koomatti (Malayalam- കോമട്ടി) (5928812707).jpg|Fruit
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<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>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada Common names]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2893 Excoecaria agallocha on flora fauna web]
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* [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]
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* [http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/excoecaria/excoecaria.htm Excoecaria agallocha on wild singapore.com]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 19 June 2020

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

Ulcers, Pneumonia, Asthma, Cutaneous diseases.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಹಾರೋಗಿಡ Harogida, ತಿಲ್ಲ Tilla
Hindi
Malayalam Katappala
Tamil Akati
Telugu Tilla
Marathi Geva
Gujarathi Geva
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Blind-your-eye mangrove, Blinding tree

[2]

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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
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

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tidal forests, Mangrove forest, Brackish areas, Rice fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Whole plant

  • Fruits

  • Fruit

References

  1. ↑ Chemistry
  2. ↑ Common names
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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