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Maesa indica

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Uses

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Food

Maesa indica can be used in Food. Leaves are cooked as vegetable. Shoots and fruits are eaten raw.[2]

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಹರಗಿ Gudde haragi, ಮಂಡಸೆ Mandase
Hindi Kramighna phal
Malayalam Kiriti
Tamil Periya-unni, Kiriti
Telugu
Marathi Ataki
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Wild berry, Wild tea, Wind berry

[4]

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

Nutritional components

Maesa indica Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc[2]

Habit

Shrub, Small tree.

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from November to April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from November to April

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

Maesa indica is available throughout the year.[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.107, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. Common names
  5. [Morphology]
  6. [Cultivation]

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