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Anacardium occidentale - Vrikkaphala
Vrikkaphala or the Cashew nut tree is a moderate sized tree with sprawling branches that is cultivated in India for its nuts. The tree originates in South America.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The nut contains 45% fat and 20% protein. Leaves contain flavonoids, mainly glycosides of quercetin and kaempferol, and hydroxybenzoic acid. The bark contains a balsam-containing anacardic acid, anacardol, cardol and ginkgol. The caustic liquid in the shell contains about 39% anacardic acid, a mixture of alkyl salicylic acid derivatives. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Gaeru, Gaeru beeja, Gaeru kaayi, Godambi mara |
| Hindi | Kaju, Kaju-ki-gutli |
| Malayalam | Kapa-mava, Kapamava, Kappa-mavakuru |
| Tamil | Andima, Andimangottai, Munthri-kottei |
| Telugu | Jaedima-midi, Jeedimaamidi, Jidi mamidi, Jidi-mamidi-vittu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Agnikrita, Arushkara, Guchhapushpa, Kajutah, Kajutaka, Vrkkaphalah |
| English | Cashew nut |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Kashaya (Astringent), Amla (Sour), Madhura (Sweet)
Guna
Guru (Heavy)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alternate | 6-15.5 x 3-8 cm, obovate; apex obtuse, round or retuse, base acute or cuneate, round, margin entire, glabrous, shiny above, coriaceous; petiole 7-15 mm.s |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Yellow and pink | 8-10 | Terminal prominently bracteate panicles. Calyx 5-partite, lanceolate, imbricate, deciduous, with some pubescence on outside. Petals 5. Flowering from January to May |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nut | 2-3 cm long | Fruit a reniform nut, 2-3 cm, grey, seated on a large pyriform fleshy body formed of enlarged disc and top of the pedicel; pericarp gives acrid caustic oil | Seed reniform, ascending | Fruiting from January to May | {{{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
Seed - traditionally sown in situ, germination usually taking place in 8 - 10 days. Cuttings of ripe wood at the end of the growing season. Layering. [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Cut of a Brazilian cashew fruit.
Detail of Brazilian cashew flowers.
Detail of a Brazilian cashew trunk.
Brazilian cashew trees.
Nuts
Seedling.
Cashew nut snack, roasted and salted.
References
External Links
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