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[[File:Mimusops elengi flowers.jpg|thumb|right|'' Ranjal'', ''Mimusops elengi'']]
'''Mimusops elengi''' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Gum inflammation}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaigefolaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
Kapha, Pitta
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Mimusops elengi Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid (B5), B6 and C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Petiole 1-2.5 cm long, glabrous, terete and canaliculate towards apex}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|whiteWhite|5-20|Flowers white, in axillary fasicles}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|7–10 mm|Berry, ellipsoid, reddish-brown when ripe||singleSingle}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Baladhatryadi Taila]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Varishoshana rasa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"S096399691100086X Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/15876 Plant morphology]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/28/bakula-mimusops-elengi-bullet-wood-spanish-cherry/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://practicalplantswww.pfaf.org/wikiuser/Agrimonia_eupatoria Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mimusops+elengi Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:213</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"practical palntsForest food for Northern region of Western Ghats"]by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.114, 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/Maulsari.html Mimusops elengi on flowers.net]* [http://naturalactives.com/bakula-an-indian-plant-with-interesting-properties/ natural activesActives.orgMimusops elengi on naturalactives.com]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251628598_Chemistry_and_medicinal_properties_of_the_Bakul_Mimusops_elengi_Linn_A_review Chemistry and medicinal properties of the Bakul]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Sapotaceae]]