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Flacourita indica
Flacourita indica is a slow-growing, ornamental, spiny evergreen shrub or tree. It can reach a height of 10 metres, but is usually smaller. The tree is cultivated in some areas of the tropics, particularly in Asia, for its edible fruit.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 Cultivation Details
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Fever, Diarrhoea, Inflammations, Asthma, Gynaecological complaints, Hydrocele, Pneumonia, Intestinal worms, Snake bites, Kidney complaints, Hoarseness.[1]
Food
Flacourita indica can be used in Food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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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
Nutritional components
Flacourita indica Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, C, Niacin (B3), Thiamine (B1), Ribofl avin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[3]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Cultivation Details
A very adaptable plant, it grows in the drier to moist tropics from sea level to an elevation of 2,400 metres. Flacourita indica is available through January-July[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Dry deciduous forest, Thorn forests, Dry forest, Woodland, Bushland, Wooded grassland, Thickets.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammations
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gynaecological complaints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hydrocele
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pneumonia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal worms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney complaints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hoarseness
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Habit - Deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Layering
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Grafting
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thorn forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Bushland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Wooded grassland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thickets
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