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'''Varuna''', Crateva religiosa is a small spreading tree with trifoliate leaves that emit a pungent smell when bruised. This herb is in use since the time of the Vedas.
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'''Crateva religiosa''' is a small spreading tree with trifoliate leaves that emit a pungent smell when bruised. This herb is in use since the time of the Vedas.
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=bilapatri, hoddelenage, holenekki, mavalanga, mavilinga, narave, narumbala, narumbele, neervaala mara|ml=killi, neervala, niramathalam, niravila, nirmatalam|sa=tikta-shaka, varuna, kumaraka, marutapaha|ta=Adhicharam, adhimalam, narvala, mavilankai, mavilankam, mavilanku|te=chinnaulimidi, magalingamu, maaredu, mogalingam|hi=barna, vaivarno|en=Sacred Barna, Garlic pear tree|ma=vayavarna, haravarna, karvan, kumla, nirvala}}
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{{Common names|kn=Bilapatri, Hoddelenage, Holenekki, Mavalanga, Mavilinga, Narave, Narumbala, Narumbele, Neervaala mara|ml=Killi, Neervala, Niramathalam, Niravila, Nirmatalam|sa=Tikta-shaka, Varuna, Kumaraka, Marutapaha|ta=Adhicharam, Adhimalam, Narvala, Mavilankai, Mavilankam, Mavilanku|te=Chinnaulimidi, Magalingamu, Maaredu, Mogalingam|hi=Barna, Vaivarno|en=Sacred Barna, Garlic pear tree|ma=Vayavarna, Haravarna, Karvan, Kumla, Nirvala}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Trifoliate|alternate|Leaves alternate, digitately trifoliate; rachis 4-12 cm long, slender, grooved above, glabrous; petiolule 4-7 mm long, slender; leaflets 10-20 x 3.5-6 cm, unequal, ovate, ovate-lanceolate or broadly elliptic, base acute, or subacute, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 9-15 pairs, slender, parallel, prominent, intercostae reticulate, faint.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Trifoliate|Alternate|Leaves alternate, digitately trifoliate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal corymbs|White-yellow|many|pedicel to 5 cm long. Sepals 4, 3 mm long, free, oblong, adnate to the lobed disc. Petals 4, ca. 2 cm long, creamy white, often tinged with purple, long-clawed, obovate. Disc incurved, nectariferous. Stamens many, free, longer than the petals, inserted at the base of gynophore; anthers basifixed, filaments spreading. Gynophore 4-5 cm long at anthesis, slender; ovary superior, ellipsoid, 1-[2]-celled, ovules many; stigma sessile, capitate.Flowering and fruiting is from March to May}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal corymbs|White-yellow|Many|Pedicel to 5 cm long. Sepals 4, 3 mm long, free, oblong, adnate to the lobed disc.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A berry|4-5 x 2.5-3.5 cm|Fruit globose or ovoid, yellowish-grey, rind woody, scurfy|seeds brown, embedded in pulp.|}}
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{{Fruit|A berry|4-5 x 2.5-3.5 cm|Fruit globose or ovoid, yellowish-grey, rind woody, scurfy|Seeds brown, embedded in pulp.|}}
  
 
===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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* [[Varanadi kashaya]]
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* [[Maha manjishtadhi kashaya]]
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* [[Nyagrodhadi churna]]
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* [[Abhaya lavana]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Seeds from ripe fruit have to be planted immediately as they lose viability quickly. Cuttings of semi-woody stems can also be planted.
 
Seeds from ripe fruit have to be planted immediately as they lose viability quickly. Cuttings of semi-woody stems can also be planted.
 
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/08/30/varuna-benefits-usage-dose-ayurvedic-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
  
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/crateva-religiosa-2/?lang=en Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/crateva-religiosa-2/?lang=en Cultivation details]</ref>

Latest revision as of 12:19, 20 April 2020

Varuna, Crateva religiosa

Crateva religiosa is a small spreading tree with trifoliate leaves that emit a pungent smell when bruised. This herb is in use since the time of the Vedas.

Uses

Improves digestion strength, Cardiac disorders, Paralysis, Blood disorders, Kidney stones, Headache ,Migraine. [1]

Parts Used

Root, Leaves, Stem, Flowers

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bilapatri, Hoddelenage, Holenekki, Mavalanga, Mavilinga, Narave, Narumbala, Narumbele, Neervaala mara
Hindi Barna, Vaivarno
Malayalam Killi, Neervala, Niramathalam, Niravila, Nirmatalam
Tamil Adhicharam, Adhimalam, Narvala, Mavilankai, Mavilankam, Mavilanku
Telugu Chinnaulimidi, Magalingamu, Maaredu, Mogalingam
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Tikta-shaka, Varuna, Kumaraka, Marutapaha
English Sacred Barna, Garlic pear tree

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vata and Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Medium sized tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Trifoliate Alternate Leaves alternate, digitately trifoliate.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal corymbs White-yellow Many Pedicel to 5 cm long. Sepals 4, 3 mm long, free, oblong, adnate to the lobed disc.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A berry 4-5 x 2.5-3.5 cm Fruit globose or ovoid, yellowish-grey, rind woody, scurfy Seeds brown, embedded in pulp. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds from ripe fruit have to be planted immediately as they lose viability quickly. Cuttings of semi-woody stems can also be planted. [5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Crataeva magna 15.JPG
  • Crataeva magna 32.JPG
  • Crataeva magna tree.jpg
  • Crataeva magna fruit.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  4. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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