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Garcinia xanthochymus
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Garcinia xanthochymus is an evergreen tree with more or less horizontal branches and a dense pyramidal crown. It can grow 8 - 15 metres tall. It has a short, straight bole. The tree is harvested from the wild, and is also cultivated and semi-cultivated, for its edible fruit and dyestuff.
Uses
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Food
Garcinia xanthochymus can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw. Pulp is also used to make sharbat (soft drink).
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Devajarige |
| Hindi | Jharambi |
| Malayalam | Anavaya |
| Tamil | Paccilai |
| Telugu | Cikatimranu |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Bhavishya |
| English | Mysore Gamboge, Sour mangosteen |
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
Garcinia xanthochymus Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-B and C; Phenolic compounds, Fukugetin, Fukugiside, Glycoside, Xanthones - garcinenone; Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium[3]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
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
Cultivation Details
A plant of the hot, humid tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. Garcinia xanthochymus is available through February-May[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
External Links
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- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
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