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[[File:Madhuca indica (Mahua) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0067.jpg|thumb|right|''Indian butter tree'']]
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'''Butter tree''' is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading, rounded crown that can grow 16 metres or more tall.A multipurpose tree that is very important to the local economy, supplying a range of foods, medicines and other commodities.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Bleeding gums}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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It consists of Glycosides, flavonoids, terpenes and saponins. The pharmacological studies proved that it possess wide range of biological activities such as antiulcer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa= |en= |gu= |hi= |kn= |ks= |ml= |mr= |pa= |ta= |te=}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Deciduous Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the subtropics to the hot tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1200metres. Able to resist some frost, it grows in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 2 - 46°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Deciduous forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry sal plain forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Gulu (Hindi- गुलू ) (3558304005).jpg
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Ilippa (Malayalam- ഇലിപ്പ) (3393850707).jpg
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Ippe (Kannada- ಇಪ್ಪೆ) (2463481357).jpg
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Ippe (Kannada- ಇಪ್ಪೆ) (2463481357).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2018;volume=11;issue=1;spage=9;epage=14;aulast=Jha "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Madhuca+longifolia "ಣಹತೂಗನೋೂಗದಲ"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/phytochemistry-ethnomedical-uses-and-future-prospects-of-mahua-madhuca-longifolia-as-a-food-a-review-2155-9600-1000573.php?aid=84604&view=mobile ]
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* [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hlca.200490109 ]
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* [ ]
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Indian butter tree

Butter tree is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading, rounded crown that can grow 16 metres or more tall.A multipurpose tree that is very important to the local economy, supplying a range of foods, medicines and other commodities.

Uses

Cough, Cold, Bronchitis, Leprosy, Diabetes, Bleeding gums, Skin diseases.

Parts Used

Flower, Leaves, Fruit, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It consists of Glycosides, flavonoids, terpenes and saponins. The pharmacological studies proved that it possess wide range of biological activities such as antiulcer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities.[1]

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

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the subtropics to the hot tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1200metres. Able to resist some frost, it grows in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 2 - 46°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Deciduous forests, Dry sal plain forests, Cultivated fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Gulu (Hindi- गुलू ) (3558304005).jpg
  • Ilippa (Malayalam- ഇലിപ്പ) (3393850707).jpg
  • Ippe (Kannada- ಇಪ್ಪೆ) (2463481357).jpg
  • Ippe (Kannada- ಇಪ್ಪೆ) (2463481357).jpg

References

  1. ↑ "chemical constituents"
  2. ↑ "morphology"
  3. ↑ "ಣಹತೂಗನೋೂಗದಲ"

External Links

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