Difference between revisions of "Garcinia morella"

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Garcinia morella is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The tree supplies an edible fruit, oil and gum. It is a source of 'gamboge', a gum-resin with a wide range of uses that is commonly harvested from several species in this genus and traded internationally.

Uses

Wounds.^[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Gum.

Chemical Composition

^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

^[3]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
				{{{5}}}

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

How to plant/cultivate

^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Evergreen forests.

Photo Gallery

References

↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
↑ [Chemistry]
↑ [Morphology]
↑ [Cultivation]

External Links

[Uses-1] Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare

[chemical_composition-2] [Chemistry]

[Leaf-3] [Morphology]

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] [Cultivation]

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-'''Garcinia morella''' is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The tree supplies an edible fruit, oil and gum. It is a source of 'gamboge', a gum-resin with a wide range of uses that is commonly harvested from several species in this genus and traded internationally. The tree is sometimes used as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) and has been proposed for cultivation for its resin.
+'''Garcinia morella''' is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The tree supplies an edible fruit, oil and gum. It is a source of 'gamboge', a gum-resin with a wide range of uses that is commonly harvested from several species in this genus and traded internationally.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Wounds}}.<ref name="Uses"/>