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[[File:Madhuca indica (Mahua) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0067.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Bleeding gums}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. ===Food===Madhuca longifolia can be used in Food. Fleshy corolla is eaten raw and used in sweet preparations. Dried flowers are floured and used for making Bhakari (bread). Flowers are fermented to make liquor. Oil is extracted from seeds.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|FlowerFlowers}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesBark}}, {{Parts Used|FruitSeeds oil}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa= Madhuca|en= |gu= Honey tree, Butter tree|hi= Mahua, Mohwa|kn= Ippe, Aaluppe|ks= |ml= Illupa|mr= |pa= Kat-illipi|ta= Kaattu|te=Ippa}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Madhuca longifolia Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Folic acid, Betaine, , Palmitic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic, Linoleic acid, Tannins<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Arrangement is Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes: February-April, May-June}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year: February-April, May-June}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Abhayāriṣṭa]], [[Arjunaarishta]], [[Aravindaasava]], [[Ojola]], [[Kutajaarishta]], [[Chandanaasava]], [[Neela]], [[Yoshaamrit]], [[Sukumaara grita]], [[Swarna Muktaadi Gutika]], [[Surabhi]], [[Suriya Gold]], [[Surodhini]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Where to get the saplings==
==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Madhuca longifolia is available through November to January<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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Gulu (Hindi- गुलू ) (3558304005).jpg|Leaves
Ippe (Kannada- ಇಪ್ಪೆ) (2463481357).jpg|Fruit
Madhuca indica (Mahua) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0065.jpg|Hole plant
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2018;volume=11;issue=1;spage=9;epage=14;aulast=Jha "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Madhuca+longifolia Cultivation]</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.73, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </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.106, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
* [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]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Sapotaceae]]
