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Careya arborea - Kubhīkaḥ

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{{stub}}[[File:Kumbhi (Marathi- कुंभी) (3362443430).jpg|thumb|right|''Kubhīkaḥ'']]'''Kulaµjana ''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (FamIt is a plant grows up to about 2m tall. It is native to eastern Himalayas and southwest India. This plat is belongs to Lecythidaceae family.==Uses=={{Uses|Body swellings}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}. ===Food===Careya arborea can be used in food. Flowers cooked as vegetable and fruits are pickled<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}. Zingiberaceae) ==Chemical Composition==Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, sterols; leaves contain a plant triterpene ester, beta-amyrin, hexacosanol, taraxerol, beta-sitosterol, quercetin and taraxeryl acetate.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Daddala, Gudda, Daddippe|ml=Pezuntol|sa=Svādupuṣpa, Viṭapī, Sthala Kumbhī|ta=Ayma|te=Gadava|hi=Kumbhi|en=Cyloneoek}}<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===Kaṭu, Kaṣāya===Guna===Rūkṣa===Veerya===Uṣṇa===Vipaka===Kaṭu===Karma===Kaphahara, Vātahara, Grāhī,===Prabhava=== ===Nutritional components===Careya arborea contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium etc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangement is 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 about 25|Fruiting throughout the year}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Marma gulikā]]* [[Sariva kalpa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/> ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}} ==Cultivation Details==Fresh seeds germinate readily.0 m high bearing perennial rhizomePrefers a well-drained, sandy or even rocky soil<ref name="Cultivation details"/>. It is available through March to April<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> ==Commonly seen growing in eastern Himalayas areas=={{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Slightly seasonal forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along forest edges}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Careya arborea (Wild guava) leaves in Narsapur forest, AP W IMG 0150.jpg|LeavesFile:Careya Arborea001.jpg|FlowersFile:Careya Arborea004.jpg|FlowerFile:Kumpi (Telugu- கும்பி) (3512274569).jpg|FruitsFile:Wild Guava (2407678608).jpg|FruitsFile:Kumbhi (Telugu- కుమ్భూ) (2396465746).jpg|Tree</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3893/10/10_chapter%204.pdf Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kumbhi-tree-careya-abrorea-ceylon-oak/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:111</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and southwest IndiaDr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.39, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref></references> ==External Links==*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Guava.html Careya arborea on flowersofindia.net]*[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229071 Careya arborea on indiabiodiversity.org]*[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kumbhi-tree-careya-abrorea-ceylon-oak/ Careya arborea on easyayurveda.com]*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609314/ Careya arborea on ncbi.gov] [[Category:Herbs]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]][[Category:Lecythidaceae]]

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