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'''Myristica malabarica''' is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southwest India. It is threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. It can reach up to 25 m long and its bark is greenish black, smooth and sometimes reddish.
 
'''Myristica malabarica''' is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southwest India. It is threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. It can reach up to 25 m long and its bark is greenish black, smooth and sometimes reddish.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|burning sensation}}
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{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Kanage, Doddajajikai|ml=Kattujathi, Kattujathikka, Kottappannu, Panampalka, Pathiripoovu, Ponnampannu, Ponnampayin, Ponnampu|sa=asana, bandhukapushpa, gostani, jatiphala|ta=colaivenkai, katjathika, kattu jatikkai|te=adavijajikaaya, adavijajikaya, adividzajikaya|hi=बम्बे जायफल Bambay-jayphal, वन जायफल Van-jayphal|en=Malabar Nutmeg}}
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{{Common names|kn=Kanage, Doddajajikai|ml=Kattujathi, Kattujathikka|sa=Asana, Bandhukapushpa|ta=Colaivenkai, Katjathika|te=Adavijajikaaya, Adavijajikaya|hi=Bambay-jayphal, Van-jayphal|en=Malabar Nutmeg}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Alternately arranged leaves|elliptic or elliptic-oblong|9.5-22 x 3.7-10 cm, tip pointed, base narrow or flat, margin entire, glossy above, hairless and glaucous beneath, leathery. Leaf-stalks are 1.0-1.5 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Alternately arranged leaves|Elliptic or elliptic-oblong|9.5-22 x 3.7-10 cm, tip pointed, base narrow or flat, margin entire, glossy above, hairless and glaucous beneath, leathery.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|unisexual|urn-shaped|white||Male flowers are numerous, smaller than female flowers, borne in cymes in leaf axils. Female flowers are borne in 5-6 flowered umbels. Capsule is 5-7.5 x 1.8-3.5, oblong.}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|Urn-shaped|White||Male flowers are numerous, smaller than female flowers, borne in cymes in leaf axils. Female flowers are borne in 5-6 flowered umbels. Capsule is 5-7.5 x 1.8-3.5, oblong}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. They usually succeed on a range of soil types. Most species have a superficial root system and are best grown in positions sheltered from strong winds.
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31219/9615327 Myristica malabarica]
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* [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31219/9615327 Myristica malabarica on www.iucnredlist.org]
  
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Myristicaceae]]
 
[[Category:Myristicaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:42, 25 June 2020

Myristica malabarica

Myristica malabarica is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southwest India. It is threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. It can reach up to 25 m long and its bark is greenish black, smooth and sometimes reddish.

Uses

Fever, Bronchitis, Cough, Burning sensation

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The chemical constituents such as Malabaricones, Malabaricanol, Isoflavones are isolated. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kanage, Doddajajikai
Hindi Bambay-jayphal, Van-jayphal
Malayalam Kattujathi, Kattujathikka
Tamil Colaivenkai, Katjathika
Telugu Adavijajikaaya, Adavijajikaya
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Asana, Bandhukapushpa
English Malabar Nutmeg


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately arranged leaves Elliptic or elliptic-oblong 9.5-22 x 3.7-10 cm, tip pointed, base narrow or flat, margin entire, glossy above, hairless and glaucous beneath, leathery.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Urn-shaped White Male flowers are numerous, smaller than female flowers, borne in cymes in leaf axils. Female flowers are borne in 5-6 flowered umbels. Capsule is 5-7.5 x 1.8-3.5, oblong

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

They need the shade of woodland, especially when young, though can often tolerate more open positions as they grow larger. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links