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'''Chirabilva''' is a large deciduous tree growing up to 22 metres tall. The bole is often much twisted and branching from low down. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food, and as a source of oil and wood.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Blood purifier}}, {{Uses|To reduce cholesterol}}, {{Uses|To reduce swelling}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Fistula}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Polygamous|Axillary fascicles|Greenish purple||Appear before leaves, 5-8 mm across, greenish-purple, in axillary fascicles. Flowering season is FebruaryJanuary-MarchApril}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A samara|2 - 3 cm||Orbicular, wings nerved, glabrous|One|Fruiting season is FebruaryJanuary-MarchApril}}
===Other features===
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/05/24/chirabilva-holoptelea-integrifolia/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.tntreepedia.com/tree-details/?id=15ee1774244777f9e60132f9ad2d055f Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.511, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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