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'Peruka is an ornamental, evergreen shrub or small tree with an open crown, that grows 3 - 10 metres tall. The short, often crooked bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter. A very popular fruit crop, widely eaten in many areas of the world. The plant also has a wide range of traditional medicinal uses and is the source of vaarious commodities. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas around the world for its edible fruit.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Stomach ache, Dental problems, Cough and cold, Dysentery, Diarrhea [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | jamaphala, seebe-hannu, perala-hannu |
Hindi | amrud, jamphal |
Malayalam | atakkappalam, koyya, malackapela, malacka-pela |
Tamil | goyya-pazham, koyapalam, koyya |
Telugu | gova, goyya, goyya-pandu, goyyapandu, jam-pandu |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | amruta-phalam, perala, dridhabija, madhuramla, mansala, mrduphalam, peruka |
English | Guava |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Guru (Heavy)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Simple | Opposite | Leaves simple, opposite, l6-11 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute-apiculate, base rounded to obtuse-cuneate, hirsute on both sides when young, glabrous on ageing except the nerves, thin-coriaceous; lateral nerves prominent; petioles 0.6-1 cm long. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bisexual | axillary cymes | White | Many | Cymes axillary, 1-3-flowered; peduncles 0.5-1.2 cm long; pedicel short or 0. Calyx tube 4-9 mm long, ovoid, densely hirsute; lobes 4, unitedland closed in bud. Petals 4, white, 1-1.5 cm long, broadly ovate, caducous. Stamens many. Ovary globose, many-celled; ovules numerous; style subulate. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A berry | 3 - 5 cm | globose crowned by persistent calyx lobes; seeds many, embedded in fleshy pulp. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Season to grow
Soil type
Propagation
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Sub tropical area
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach ache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dental problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough and cold
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
- Herbs
- Tree
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos