Manilkara hexandra - Kshirini

kshirini, Manilkara hexandra

Kshirini is a small tree with glossy leaves and very fragrant flowers closely realted to the Sapota (Manilkara zapota) The stems and leaves exude a milky sap when bruised.

Uses

Excess thirst, Emaciation, Bleeding disorders, Ulcer, Bronchitis, Fever, Jaundice.

Parts Used

Fruits, Root, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Manilkara hexandra contains phytoconstituents such as sterols, tennin, saponin, unsaponifiable lipids, triterphin alcohol, terpenoids and phenolic compounds such as gallic acid, myrectin and querectin. ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Hale hannu, Khiranee, Kiraale, Ksheera vriksha
Hindi	Khir, Khirni, Kshiri, Ranjan
Malayalam	Khrini, Manilakkara, Palamunnippalaelengi, Pala
Tamil	Kannupalalai, Kanupala, Karupala, Kirni, Palai, Ulakkaipalai
Telugu	Kirni, Manchipala, Manjipaala, Pala chettu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Rajadana, Drdhaskandha, Kshirashukla, Kshiravriksha, Kshiri, Kshirika, Kshirini, Ksiri, Madhuphala
English

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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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	estipulate; petiole 8-20 mm, slender, slightly grooved above, glabrous; lamina 5-10 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate or ovate-oblong; base acute; apex obtuse or emarginate; margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, closely pinnate, slender, midrib raised below; intercostae reticulate.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	axillary	Pale yellow	10	7 mm across, white, 1 or 2 axillary; pedicel to 3.5 cm long; calyx lobes 6, in 2 series of 3 each, 2.5 x 2 mm, reflexed, ovate, subacute, rusty-tomentose outside; corolla 3 x 1.5 mm, lobes 18 in 3 series of 6 each, valvate; stamen 6-8, alternating with staminodes, bifid; staminodes shorter than stamen, filaments glabrous, lanceolate; ovary pubescent, 12-celled, superior; style 4-5 mm, subulate; stigma simple.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A berry	1.5 x 8 mm		Ellipsoid, reddish-yellow	seed usually one.	{{{6}}}

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

Suitable temperature range of khirni tree is 10-38⁰c and most fruit tree prefers a soil which has pH between ranges 6.0-7.0. Fruit trees grow best in well drained soil with a sandy,loamy texture. ^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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