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'''Xylocarpus granatum''' is a shrub or tree that can grow from 5 to 15 metres tall, exceptionally to 20 metres. It has well-developed buttresses and an elaborated above ground root system. It can reach a diameter of up to 100cm. The plant is usually evergreen, though in some areas with seasonal climates it can become briefly deciduous. The tree is utilised locally for its timber, tannins and medicinal properties.
 
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{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Itchy skin}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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Ten compounds were isolated from the fruit of Xylocarpus granatum and the structures of them were identified as spicatin, xyloccensin, 6-acetoxycedrodorin, aurantiamide acetate etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Cannonball Mangrove|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=Karpa|pa=|ta=Conmuntiri|te=Chenuga}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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A plant of the wet lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 40°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Found in tidal mud of mangrove swamps}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19960941/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Ten%20compounds%20were%20isolated,)%20and%20ethyl%203%2C4%2D Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xylocarpus+granatum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cannonball%20Mangrove.html#:~:text=Xylocarpus%20granatum%20%2D%20Cannonball%20Mangrove&text=Cannonball%20Mangrove%20is%20a%20small,pointed%20base%20and%20rounded%20tip. ]
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* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Xylocarpus_granatum_(PROTA) Xylocarpus granatum on plant net-project.org]
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Xylocarpus granatum is a shrub or tree that can grow from 5 to 15 metres tall, exceptionally to 20 metres. It has well-developed buttresses and an elaborated above ground root system. It can reach a diameter of up to 100cm. The plant is usually evergreen, though in some areas with seasonal climates it can become briefly deciduous. The tree is utilised locally for its timber, tannins and medicinal properties.

Uses

Swellings, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Itchy skin.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Bark, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Ten compounds were isolated from the fruit of Xylocarpus granatum and the structures of them were identified as spicatin, xyloccensin, 6-acetoxycedrodorin, aurantiamide acetate etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil Conmuntiri
Telugu Chenuga
Marathi Karpa
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Cannonball Mangrove


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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

A plant of the wet lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 40°c.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found in tidal mud of mangrove swamps.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation details

External Links