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[[File:Malpighia glabra blossom and unripe fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Malpighia emarginata'']]
 
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'''Malpighia emarginata''' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Acerola is native to South America, southern Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Central America, but is now also being grown as far north as Texas and in subtropical areas of Asia, such as India.
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'''Malpighia emarginata''' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Acerola is native to South America, southern Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Central America.
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Cancer prevention}}, {{Uses|Anti aging action}}, {{Uses|Metabolic disorders}}, {{Uses|Heart problems}}, {{Uses|Digestion}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|fruits}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Acerola provides a rich source of vitamin C, about 1000 to 4000 mg per 100 grams. The green, unripe fruits contain twice the amount of Vitamin C than the ripe fruits.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Barbados Cherry}}
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{{Common names|kn=Sime Arenelli|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Barbados Cherry}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate-lanceolate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-10|The flowers are sessile and borne on the short-peduncled cymes. Flowering season is May - November}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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{{Fruit|The fruit is very long and narrow|Pointed at both ends|It contains thin flat seeds||Many|Fruiting season is May - November}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/acerola-barbados-cherry-malpighia-emarginata/ Phytochemistry]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/acerola-barbados-cherry-malpighia-emarginata/ Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Malpighia+emarginata Cultivation Details]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.456, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Malpighia+emarginata "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://gardenoracle.com/images/malpighia-emarginata.html garden oracle.com]
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* [http://gardenoracle.com/images/malpighia-emarginata.html Garden oracle.com]
 
* [http://www.madaboutberries.com/acerola.html How to Grow Acerola Cherries]
 
* [http://www.madaboutberries.com/acerola.html How to Grow Acerola Cherries]
 
* [https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Malpighia+emarginata Malpighia emarginata on plants for future]  
 
* [https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Malpighia+emarginata Malpighia emarginata on plants for future]  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 20 June 2023

Malpighia emarginata

Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Acerola is native to South America, southern Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Central America.

Uses

Scurvy, Diabetes, Cancer prevention, Anti aging action, Metabolic disorders, Heart problems, Digestion[1]

Parts Used

Fruits[1]

Chemical Composition

Acerola provides a rich source of vitamin C, about 1000 to 4000 mg per 100 grams. The green, unripe fruits contain twice the amount of Vitamin C than the ripe fruits.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sime Arenelli
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Barbados Cherry


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate-lanceolate The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-10 The flowers are sessile and borne on the short-peduncled cymes. Flowering season is May - November

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
The fruit is very long and narrow Pointed at both ends It contains thin flat seeds Many Fruiting season is May - November

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in a good soil and a sunny position[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical area, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Acerola-florDSC7554.jpg
  • Acerola.JPG
  • Flor de acerola2.JPG
  • Malpighia emarginata - Wellesley College - DSC09764.JPG
  • Starr 070906-8593 Malpighia emarginata.jpg
  • Starr 070906-8594 Malpighia emarginata.jpg
  • Starr 070906-8595 Malpighia emarginata.jpg
  • Starr 071024-0467 Malpighia emarginata.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.456, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. ↑ Phytochemistry
  3. ↑ Plant description
  4. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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