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Limonea acidissima - Pushpaphala

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Wood apple is a deciduous, erect tree with a few upward-reaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips. It can grow up to 9 metres tall.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Belavu
Hindi Kaith
Malayalam Vilankaay
Tamil Tantacatam
Telugu Velaga
Marathi Kapith
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Kapitha
English Wood Apple


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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

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

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the drier tropical and subtropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 450 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperatures are within the range 20 - 29°c, and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 800 - 1,200mm, preferring a monsoon climate with a distinct dry season[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation"]

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