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[[File:Mimusops elengi flowers.jpg|thumb|right|'' Ranjal'', ''Mimusops elengi'']]
 
[[File:Mimusops elengi flowers.jpg|thumb|right|'' Ranjal'', ''Mimusops elengi'']]
  
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'''Mimusops elengi''' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include '''Spanish cherry''', '''medlar''', and '''bullet wood'''.<ref name="int"/> Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine.<ref name="des"/>
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'''Mimusops elengi''' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia.  
  
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== Uses ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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'''Ayurvedic uses'''
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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The bark, flowers, fruits, and seeds of Mimusops elengi are used in Ayurvedic medicine in which it is purported to be astringent, cooling, anthelmintic, tonic, and febrifuge. It is mainly used for dental ailments such as bleeding gums, pyorrhea, dental caries, and loose teeth.<ref name="uses/>
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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'''Other uses'''
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Ranjal|ml=Ilanni|sa=|ta=Magizhamboo|te=|hi=Maulsari|en=Spanish cherry}}
  
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*The edible fruit is softly hairy becoming smooth, ovoid, bright red-orange when ripe.
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==Properties==
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*The wood is a luxurious wood that is extremely hard, strong and tough, and rich deep red in color. The heart wood is sharply defined from the sapwood. It works easily and takes a beautiful polish. Weight is 1008 kg per cubic meter.
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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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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
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Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Guru (heavy)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Pitta
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''English''' - Spanish cherry
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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<references>
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===Leaf===
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<ref name="int">[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/15876 "Mimusops elengi"]</ref>
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Petiole 1-2.5 cm long, glabrous, terete and canaliculate towards apex}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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<ref name="des">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maulsari.html  "Maulsari"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[http://naturalactives.com/bakula-an-indian-plant-with-interesting-properties/ "Bakula – an Indian plant with interesting properties". ]</ref>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|5-20|Flowers white, in axillary fasicles}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Berry|7–10 mm|Berry, ellipsoid, reddish-brown when ripe||single}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/15876 "Diagnostic"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maulsari.html Mimusops elengi on flowers.net
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimusops_elengi Mimusops elengi-Wikipedia]
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http://naturalactives.com/bakula-an-indian-plant-with-interesting-properties/ natural actives.org
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 19:53, 23 May 2018

Ranjal, Mimusops elengi

Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[1]

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ranjal
Hindi Maulsari
Malayalam Ilanni
Tamil Magizhamboo
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Spanish cherry


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Guru (heavy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Petiole 1-2.5 cm long, glabrous, terete and canaliculate towards apex

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white 5-20 Flowers white, in axillary fasicles

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry 7–10 mm Berry, ellipsoid, reddish-brown when ripe single {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Uses
  2. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  3. ↑ "Diagnostic"
  4. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maulsari.html Mimusops elengi on flowers.net http://naturalactives.com/bakula-an-indian-plant-with-interesting-properties/ natural actives.org

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