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Barringtonia acutangula - Samudraphala
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Samudraphala is an evergreen tree of moderate size, called by Sanskrit writers Hijja or Hijjala. The fruit is spoken of as Samudra-phala and Dhātriphala or "nurse’s fruit" and is one of the best known domestic remedies.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The bark contains tannins (16%), also ellagic acid. The fruits contain triterpenoid sapogenins. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | dhatri phala, ganigalu |
| Hindi | hijjal, samandar-phal |
| Malayalam | arrupera, athambu, attampu, attapera, |
| Tamil | adampai, amamikkatampu, samuttirappalam, sengadambu |
| Telugu | Karpura-Bendakanapa chettu, kanigi, kanigi chettu, kurpa, neerkaniki |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | ambuja, samudraphala, dhatriphala, hijjala, |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | clustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, cauducous; petiole 6-12 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-18 x 2.5-7 cm, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate, glabrous, subcoriaceous; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, intercostae reticulate, slender, prominent. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bisexual | 6-8 mm long | Red | Many | terminal pendulous racemes; bracts small, deciduous; calyx tube campanulate, adnate to the ovary; lobes 4, ovate, acute, imbricate; petals 4, ovate, obtuse, imbricate, basally connate, adnate to the staminal tube; stamens many, in several rows; filaments exserted, filiform, 1.5 cm long, pink, connate below; ovary inferior, 2 mm, 2-celled, ovules 6-8 in each cell; style to 2 cm, filiform; stigma small. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | 2.5-3.8 cm long | oblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seeds are soaked in boiled water and allowed to cool for 24 hours before sowing. [6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Bud
Flower
Leaves
Flowering
Fruit
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References
External Links
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