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==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Irritable Bowel Syndrome}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}Uddalaka can be used in Food. Tender leaves are used as vegetable. Unripe fruits made into pickle and ripe fruits eaten raw<ref name="UsesForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

The fruits contain Ca 55, P 275, Zn 2, Fe 6, Mn 2, Cr 0.2 and Cu 1.6 mg/100 g (Chromium is of therapeutic value in diabetes). Antinutritional factors are—phytic acid 355, phytate phosphorus 100 and oxalic acid 250 mg/100 g. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=challeChalle, challe Challe hannu, mannadike, salle|ml=naruvari, naruveli, cheruvanicci, cheruviriNaruvari, cellaNaruveli|sa=bahuvarah, bauvaraca, slesmatakah, uddalaka, bahuvaraca, bukampadarukaBahuvarah, seluhBauvaraca|ta=cavarittakikam, jollai, kalliyavam, kalliyavamaram, kalviricu, naruvuliCavarittakikam, perunaruvuliJollai|te=bankanakkera, bankirikiBankanakkera, botgiri, botuka, chinna-nakkeru, pedda-nakkera-chettuBankiriki|hi=Lasora, bada goonda, chokargondBada Goonda|en=}}

{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves simple, entire and slightly dentate, elliptical-lanceolate to broad ovate with a round and cordate base. Variable in size and shape }}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Polygamous|axillary Axillary or terminal in corymbose panicles|White to cream|5|Calyx 6mm long, ribbed, lobes 5, dentate ,not recurved, corolla 8mm aross, lobes 5, recurved. }}

{{Fruit|A drupe||Ovoid, cream coloured, mucilaginous, supported by accrescent calyx|seeds Seeds solitary|}}

==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Cordia dichotoma is available through February to March<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/12/21/lasoda-cordia-dichotoma-shleshmataka/ "Uses"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=911&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/12/21/lasoda-cordia-dichotoma-shleshmataka/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref> <ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.63, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>

* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cordia+dichotomaCordia dichotoma on theferns.info] * [https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/lasora-cordia-dichotoma-medicinal-used-and-health-benefits/11/Cordia dichotoma on bimbima.com]