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'''Mulaka''', is a plant in the mustard family cultivated throughtout the world for its pungent edible roots.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Hemmarhoids}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Eye disorders}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=moolangiMoolangi,|ml=kankapalKankapal, mullangiMullangi|sa=mulakaMulaka, mulakamMulakam, muliMuli, mulikaMulika|ta=mullangiMullangi|te=Mullangi|hi=mooliMooli|en=Radish}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Lyrate|alternateAlternate|Lower leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, ovate-oblong in general outline, long-stalked, 3-5-jugate, terminal lobes suborbicular, rounded at apex, crenate along margins; lateral lobes much shorter, oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex, dentate along margins; upper leaves much smaller, oblong to lanceolate, entire, dentate or few- lobed, sessile or subsessile. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|racemesRacemes|White/pink|| Racemes many flowered, up to 40 cm long in fruit; . pedicels 1-2 cm long in fruit. Sepals oblong, subequal, 5-8 x 1.5-2 mm, inner pair somewhat saccate at base. Petals obovate, long-clawed, submerginate at apex, 12-25 x 5 -7 mm. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Siliqua|2-6 x 0.4-0.5 cm|beak Beak conical, seedless, 1-2 cm long; valves spongy, scarsely ribbed, often obscurely constricted between seeds; lower part of siliqua stalk-like, bilocular with a complete septum, sterile, 1-3.5 mm long.|Seeds ovoid to subglobose, 6-12, uniseriate, ca 2 mm in diameter, brown, reticulated.|}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - sow in situ in succession. Germination takes place within a few days of sowing the seed. If you want a constant supply of the roots then you need to sow seed every 2 - 3 weeks.
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<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/13/radish-benefits-dose-ayurveda/ "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/13/radish-benefits-dose-ayurveda/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Raphanus+sativus "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/mulaka-seed-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-raphanus-sativus-linn/Raphanus sativus on entranceindia.com]* [http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3090_3096.pdfRaphanus sativus on www.iamj.in]* [https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/ingredient/Radish-raw/243Raphanus sativus on joyfulbelly.com]
