42,755
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
→Common names
==Uses==
{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Liver diseases}}, {{Uses|Spleen diseases}}, {{Uses|Antidote for poisoning}}, {{Uses|Leucoderma}}, {{Uses|Relieves headache}}, {{Uses|Improves lactation}}, {{Uses|Gallbladder Stone}}.
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|BarkFruit}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The plant is reported to be a potential source of diosgenin (used in oral contraceptives). The fruit pulp
contains steroidal saponins. The diosgenin content of the fruit varies from 0.3 to 3.8%. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ingalaIngala Kayi, ingalike, ingaleekaIngalike|ml=namuntaNamunta, nanchuntaNanchunta|sa=tapasataru, tiktaka, tiktarnajja, vinashakaTapasataru, angaravruksha, vigandhakaTiktaka|ta=nanchundanNanchundan|te=gara-chettu, gariGarachettu, ingudiGari|hi=hingotHingot, hingolHingol, hingan|en=Desert date, soapberyy Soapberyy tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Cyme||greenish Greenish white|5|Cyme 3-6 flowered, pedicel to 0.8 cm long, calyx lobes ovate, 0.35 cm long, grey pubescent without, villous within, 0.5 cm long}}
===Fruit===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seeds must be depulped by saoking in water for several hours. The seeds can be soaked in boiling water for 7-10 minutes and left to cool slowly, as this hastens germination.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Season to grow==
===Soil type=Required Ecosystem/Climate==
===Propagation=Kind of soil needed==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Balanites+aegyptiaca Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="LeafChemical composition">[http://florakarnatakagbpihedenvis.ces.iisc.acnic.in/hjcb2PDFs/herbsheetGlossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.php?id=4098&cat=1 "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4098&cat=1 BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref> <ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/30/ingudi-balanites-aegyptiaca/ "Uses"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://ayudrugs.blogspot.com/2010/12/ingudi.htmlBalanites roxburghii on ayudrugs.blogspot.com]* [http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/Agri-Kaleidoscope/Medicinal%20Plants/Balanites%20_roxburghii.pdfBalanites roxburghii on kiran.nic.in]* [https://www.academia.edu/28400271/Composition_and_Physical_Properties_of_Hingot_Balanites_Roxburghii_-An_Non-Edible_OilBalanites roxburghii on academia.edu]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
[[Category:Zygophyllaceae]]
