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'''Wood apple''' is a deciduous, erect tree with a few upward-reaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips. It can grow up to 9 metres tall.
 
'''Wood apple''' is a deciduous, erect tree with a few upward-reaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips. It can grow up to 9 metres tall.
 
==Uses==
 
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==Common names==
 
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==Properties==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 262</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Limonia+acidissima Cultivation]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonia_acidissima Limonea acidissima linn on wikipedia.org]
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* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Limonia_acidissima_(PROSEA) Limonea acidissima linn on plantnet-project.org]
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 2 June 2021

Limonia acidissima (6941726106).jpg

Wood apple is a deciduous, erect tree with a few upward-reaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips. It can grow up to 9 metres tall.

Uses

Indigestion, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Hiccough, Haemorrhoids, Flatulence.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Belavu
Hindi Kaith
Malayalam Vilankaay
Tamil Tantacatam
Telugu Velaga
Marathi Kapith
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Kapitha
English Wood Apple


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Imparipinnate 7.6-15cm long and achis between each 2 pairs of leaflets

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Fragrant Racemes short, Axillary, leaf bearing calyx small

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Root cuttings, Air layering, Budding onto seedling stock.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the drier tropical and subtropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 450 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry plains.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 262
  3. Cultivation

External Links