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Swietenia mahagoni

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{{stub}}'''Mahogany''' is an evergreen or briefly deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall with a large, spherical crown and many heavy branches that cast a dense shade. The bole is often short and much-branched, up to 100cm in diameter, usually with a short, buttressing base up to 1 metre in diameter. The tree is deciduous in areas where it is subject to drought
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhage}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity of the isolated compounds indicated that all of the three compounds have strong activity compared with trolox as a reference.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist to humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from 50 - 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Along the sides of roads}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19266907/#:~:text=macrophylla%20together%20with%20two%20known,)%20and%20epicatechin%20(3).&text=The%201%2C1%2Ddiphenyl%2D,with%20trolox%20as%20a%20reference. Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Swietenia+mahagoni Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/246706 Swietenia mahagoni on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/swimaha.pdf Swietenia mahagoni on hort.ufl.edu]* [ https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=282708&isprofile=0& Swietenia mahagoni on missouribotanicalgarden.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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