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[[File:210704 rettich-raphanus-sativus-marktware 1-640x480.jpg|thumb|right|''Mulaka'', ''Raphanus sativus'']]
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'''Mulaka''', is a plant in the mustard family cultivated throughtout the world for its pungent edible roots.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Hemmarhoids}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Eye disorders}}, {{Uses|Cough}}
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<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=moolangi,|ml=kankapal, mullangi|sa=mulaka, mulakam, muli, mulika|ta=mullangi|te=Mullangi|hi=mooli|en=Radish}}
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<ref name="Common names"/>
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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), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light)
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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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Pitta, Vata, Kapha
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Lyrate|alternate|Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, ovate-oblong in general outline, long-stalked, 3-5-jugate, terminal lobes suborbicular, rounded at apex, crenate along margins; lateral lobes much shorter, oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex, dentate along margins; upper leaves much smaller, oblong to lanceolate, entire, dentate or few- lobed, sessile or subsessile. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|racemes|White/pink|| Racemes many flowered, up to 40 cm long in fruit; pedicels 1-2 cm long in fruit. Sepals oblong, subequal, 5-8 x 1.5-2 mm, inner pair somewhat saccate at base. Petals obovate, long-clawed, submerginate at apex, 12-25 x 5 -7 mm. }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Siliqua|2-6 x 0.4-0.5 cm|beak conical, seedless, 1-2 cm long; valves spongy, scarsely ribbed, often obscurely constricted between seeds; lower part of siliqua stalk-like, bilocular with a complete septum, sterile, 1-3.5 mm long.|Seeds ovoid to subglobose, 6-12, uniseriate, ca 2 mm in diameter, brown, reticulated.|}}
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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|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub Tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Raphanus sativus 01.jpg
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File:Radijsbloem A.jpg
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File:Radish seedpods.JPG
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File:Rabano-radish-raphanus-sativus.jpg
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File:Bladrammenas groenbemesting Raphanus sativus subsp. oleiferus.jpg
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File:Daikon.Japan.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/13/radish-benefits-dose-ayurveda/ "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/mulaka-seed-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-raphanus-sativus-linn/
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http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3090_3096.pdf
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https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredient/Radish-raw/243
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https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245164
  
 
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Revision as of 16:29, 15 April 2019

Mulaka, Raphanus sativus

Mulaka, is a plant in the mustard family cultivated throughtout the world for its pungent edible roots.

Uses

Hemmarhoids, Burning sensation, Eye disorders, Cough [1]

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Roots

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada moolangi,
Hindi mooli
Malayalam kankapal, mullangi
Tamil mullangi
Telugu Mullangi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit mulaka, mulakam, muli, mulika
English Radish

[2]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Vata, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Lyrate alternate Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, ovate-oblong in general outline, long-stalked, 3-5-jugate, terminal lobes suborbicular, rounded at apex, crenate along margins; lateral lobes much shorter, oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex, dentate along margins; upper leaves much smaller, oblong to lanceolate, entire, dentate or few- lobed, sessile or subsessile.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual racemes White/pink Racemes many flowered, up to 40 cm long in fruit; pedicels 1-2 cm long in fruit. Sepals oblong, subequal, 5-8 x 1.5-2 mm, inner pair somewhat saccate at base. Petals obovate, long-clawed, submerginate at apex, 12-25 x 5 -7 mm.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Siliqua 2-6 x 0.4-0.5 cm beak conical, seedless, 1-2 cm long; valves spongy, scarsely ribbed, often obscurely constricted between seeds; lower part of siliqua stalk-like, bilocular with a complete septum, sterile, 1-3.5 mm long. Seeds ovoid to subglobose, 6-12, uniseriate, ca 2 mm in diameter, brown, reticulated. {{{6}}}

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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Raphanus sativus 01.jpg
  • Radijsbloem A.jpg
  • Radish seedpods.JPG
  • Rabano-radish-raphanus-sativus.jpg
  • Bladrammenas groenbemesting Raphanus sativus subsp. oleiferus.jpg
  • Daikon.Japan.jpg

References

  1. ↑ https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/13/radish-benefits-dose-ayurveda/ "Uses"]
  2. ↑ "Vernacular names"
  3. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

External Links

http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3090_3096.pdf https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredient/Radish-raw/243 https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245164

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