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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=Madhuca|en=Honey tree, Butter tree|hi=Mahua, Mohwa|kn=Ippe, Aaluppe|ks= |ml=Illupa|mr=Kat-illipi|ta=Kaattu|te=Ippa}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
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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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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering: February-April, May-June}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Morphology]</ref>
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Madhuca+longifolia Cultivation]</ref>
 
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* [https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/phytochemistry-ethnomedical-uses-and-future-prospects-of-mahua-madhuca-longifolia-as-a-food-a-review-2155-9600-1000573.php?aid=84604&view=mobile Madhuca longifolia on omics online.org]
 
* [https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/phytochemistry-ethnomedical-uses-and-future-prospects-of-mahua-madhuca-longifolia-as-a-food-a-review-2155-9600-1000573.php?aid=84604&view=mobile Madhuca longifolia on omics online.org]
 
* [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hlca.200490109 Madhuca longifolia on online library.wiley.com]
 
* [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hlca.200490109 Madhuca longifolia on online library.wiley.com]
 
  
  

Revision as of 16:35, 19 January 2021

Indian butter tree

Butter tree is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading, rounded crown that can grow 16 metres or more tall.A multipurpose tree that is very important to the local economy, supplying a range of foods, medicines and other commodities.

Uses

Cough, Cold, Bronchitis, Leprosy, Diabetes, Bleeding gums, Skin diseases.

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It consists of Glycosides, flavonoids, terpenes and saponins. The pharmacological studies proved that it possess wide range of biological activities such as antiulcer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ippe, Aaluppe
Hindi Mahua, Mohwa
Malayalam Illupa
Tamil Kaattu
Telugu Ippa
Marathi Kat-illipi
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Madhuca
English Honey tree, Butter 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 Arrangement is Alternate-spiral

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering: February-April, May-June

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting: February-April, May-June

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 subtropics to the hot tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1200metres. Able to resist some frost, it grows in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 2 - 46°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Deciduous forests, Dry plain forests, Cultivated fields.

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References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Common names
  3. Morphology
  4. Cultivation

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