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[[File:Barringtonia acutangula (Freshwater Mangrove) fruits in Kolkata W IMG 8545.jpg|thumb|right|''Samudraphala'', ''Barringtonia acutangula'']]
'''Samudraphala''' is an evergreen tree of moderate size, called by . It's Sanskrit writers name is Hijja or Hijjala. The fruit is spoken of as Samudra-phala and Dhātriphala or "nurse’s fruit" and is one of the best known domestic remedies.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Headache}}
==Chemical Composition==
The bark contains tannins (16%), also ellagic acid. The fruits contain triterpenoid sapogenins.<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=dhatri Dhatri phala, ganigaluGanigalu|ml=arrupera, athambu, attampu, attaperaArrupera, Athambu|sa= ambuja, samudraphala, dhatriphala, hijjalaAmbuja, Samudraphala|ta=adampai, amamikkatampu, samuttirappalamAdampai, sengadambuAmamikkatampu|te=Karpura-Bendakanapa chettu, kanigi, kanigi chettu, kurpa, neerkanikiKanigi|hi=hijjalHijjal, samandar-phalSamandarphal|en=Barringtonia, Freshwater Mangrove|mr=Tiwar, Newar}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|clustered Alustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, cauducous; petiole 6-12 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-18 x 2.5-7 cm, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate, glabrous, subcoriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, intercostae reticulate, slender, prominent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|6-8 mm long|Red|Many|terminal pendulous racemes; bracts small, deciduous; calyx tube campanulate, adnate to the ovary; lobes 4, ovate, acute, imbricate; petals 4, ovate, obtuse, imbricate, basally connate, adnate to the staminal tube; stamens many, in several rows; filaments exserted, filiform, 1.5 cm long, pink, connate below; ovary inferior, 2 mm, 2-celled, ovules 6-8 in each cell; style to 2 cm, filiform; stigma small.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|2.5-3.8 cm long|oblongOblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid.||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[katakakhadiradi kashaya]]* [[Maha Panchagavya ghritam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil Feb 2019 (18).jpg|Leaves
File:Barringtonia acutangula tree.jpg|Flowering
File:Barringtonia acutangula at Mayyil 2018 (8).jpg1jpg|Fruit
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Barringtonia-Acutangula-Cid4833 Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.tntreepedia.com/tree-details/?id=6d320b6d795808cf65dae019d1b41658 Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/07/28/indian-oak-tree-barringtonia-acutangula/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:Tree]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lecythidaceae]]
