Aphanamixis polystachya - Rohithaka

Fruits of Rohithaka

|thumb|right|Rohithaka, Aphanamixis polystachya]]

Rohithaka is a tall evergreen tree with imparipinnate leaves. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. The seed oil is a commercially valuable product in India, where it is used in making soap. The tree is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Fever, Ulcers, Skin diseases, Diabetes, Eye diseases, Jaundice, Hemarrhoids, Jaundice, Burning sensation, Rheumatism

Parts Used

Seeds, Roots, Leaves, Barks.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	hottenola, mukhya mutthage, mukhyamuttage, roheethaka
Hindi	harinhara, harinkhana
Malayalam	cemmaram
Tamil	Kattuk-Kasturi, Kasturivendai
Telugu	chevamanu, rohitaka
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	sitapushpa, aptavha, sarvajanapriya, shuklarohita, rohitakah
English

Properties

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

Karma

Vaata, Pitta

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Pinnate	Alternate	crowded at the end of branchlets, estipulate; leaflets 7-15, opposite, 4.5-25 x 2.5-6.5 cm, lowest pair smaller, ovate-oblong or oblanceolate, acute, apex acute or acuminate, base oblique, margin entire, undulate, coriaceous, glabrous above and glabrescent beneath; rachis 12-44.6 cm long, stout, pubescent, swollen at base, grooved above till the lowest leaf pairs, lateral nerves 7-13 pairs, pinnate, prominent; intercostae reticulate, prominent.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Polygamous	70 cm long	Whitish yellow		axillary, drooping; pedicel 2-6 mm long; sepals 5, orbicular, thick; petals 3, white, orbicular; staminal tube 4 mm long, globose; anthers 6, oblong, included; ovary superior, ovoid, pubescent, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell; stigma 3-lobed, subsessile.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	2.5-3.5 x 3 cm	3-lobed, glabrous yellow or purplish; seeds 2 or 3, oblong, with a scarlet aril.	Seeds black		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in a rich well-drained soil in a sunny position.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area.

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