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[[File:Nagalingam FLOVER.JPG|thumb|right|''Nagalingam'']]
'''Nagalingam''' is a deciduous tree in the family Lecythidaceae. Which contains the Brazil nut and Paradise nut Lecythis zabucajo. It is native to the rainforests of Central and South America.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Stomach aches}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Tumors}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phlobatannins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಲಿಂಗದ ಹೂವಿನಮರ Lingada hoovinamara, ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ ಪುಷ್ಪ ಮರ Nagalinga pushpa mara|ml=Nagalingam|sa=|ta=Naagalingam|te=Nagalingam|gu=Shivalingi|hi=Nagalinga, Tope gola|en=Cannonball tree}}<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===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves are up to 20 centimeters long, entire to slightly serrate and hairy on the veins beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-8 long|Reddish|5|Flowers are fragrant, with stamens borne on an overarching androphore}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Large|15 to 24 centimeters||Reddish-brown globose|200 to 300}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Plants are very susceptible to frost<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Terrestrial}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Image:Naglingam (Couroupita guianensis) young leaves in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 6606.jpg|Leaves
Image:Cannonball tree flower buds.JPG|Buds
File:CannonBallTreeFlowerMumbaiPrd.jpg|Flower and buds
Image:Canonball Flower P1030858.JPG|Flowers
File:Lingam Flower.jpg|Flower
Flower of Cannon Ball Tree.JPG|Flower Detail
Image:Couroupita_guianensis_fruits.JPG|Fruits
Image:Couroupita_guianensis_m6d_(10).JPG|Fallen fruit and dried fruit rind
File:Couroupita guianensis MHNT.BOT.2008.1.23.jpg|Fruit (museum specimen)
File:Cannonball Tree - Durban Gardens.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijpps/article/view/5979 CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/CannonBallTree Botony]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/couroupita-guianensis Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Couroupita+guianensis Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281687 Couroupita guianensis on missouri botonical garden]
* [https://urpjournals.com/tocjnls/24_13v3i4_4.pdf Biological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Couroupita guianensis]
* [http://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2018/vol7issue2/PartM/7-1-427-377.pdf Phytochemical analysis of fruit pulp of Couroupita guianensis Aubl]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[FileCategory:/home/sysop/Desktop/ayurvedic plants/Nagalingam_FLOVER.JPGAyurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]][[Category:Lecythidaceae]]
