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Elaeocarpus serratus - Aravata

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[[File:586px-Elaeocarpus serratus leaves.jpg|thumb|right|''Veralu'', ''Ceylon Olive'', ''Elaeocarpus serratus'']]
This '''Elaeocarpus serratus''' is a tropical fruit found in the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and South East Asia. It is an ornamental medium sized tree indigenous to Sri Lanka, producing smooth, ovoid green fruits. The fruit has nutritive and medicinal values.The fruits are high in starch and sugar and have low amounts of protein and iron. It may help treat diarrhoea due to its constipating effect.It is an Asia-tropical fruit tree. Found in India - Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Assam and Nepal and Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the Indian Subcontinent.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Dandruff}}, {{Uses|Abscesses}}, {{Uses|Fungal infections}}, {{Uses|Joint swelling}}, {{Uses|EczemasEczema}}, {{Uses|perspiration Perspiration problems}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|RootRoots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=chiribilva- aravataChiribilva, Aravata|ta=karaiKrai, ulankaraiUlankarai|te=|hi=|en=Ceylon Olive}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Guru (Heavy), Snigadh (Unctuous), Sneha(Oily)===Veerya===Sheet (Cold)===Vipaka===Madhura (Sweet)===Karma===Vata, Pitta===Prabhava===Rejuvenation,Supplement
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|simpleSimple|spiralSpiral|Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Inflorescence|2-4cm long|whiteWhite||Inflorescence racemes; flower petals white, laciniate, anthers ciliate}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome||s|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|TrophicalTropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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CeylonOliveVeralu.jpg|FruitsElaeocarpus serratus (8582717791).jpg|FieldElaeocarpus serratus 01.JPG|BudsElaeocarpus serratus 03.JPG|LeavesElaeocarpus serratus 04.JPG|FlowerElaeocarpus serratus 04.JPGElaeocarpus serratus 11.JPGElaeocarpus serratus 09.JPG
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2010.551514?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=gnpl20 "natural product journal"Chemical investigation]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/11305 "India biodiversity"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elaeocarpus+serratus "trophical plants"Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805092/ Chemical profiling of Elaeocarpus serratus L. by GC-MS]* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Elaeocarpus-Serratus-Cid5596 Elaeocarpus serratus-uses, benefits, cures, nutrients]* [http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/in-vitro-anti-arthritic-activity-of-elaeocarpus-serratus-linn-elaeocarpaceae/?view=fulltext Elaeocarpus serratus on INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH]* [https://herbalplantslanka.blogspot.in/2013/12/weralu-elaeocarpus-serratus.html Elaeocarpus serratus on herbal palnts]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Elaeocarpaceae]]

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