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[[File:Cashew Brazil fruit 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Vrikkaphala'', ''Anacardium occidentale '']]
'''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==
{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Hair fall}}, {{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|General weakness}}
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Extracted Oil}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
The nut contains 45% fat and 20% protein. Leaves contain flavonoids, mainly glycosides of quercetin andkaempferol, 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. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=gaeruGaeru, gaeru Gaeru beeja, gaeru Gaeru kaayi, godambi Godambi mara|ml=kapaKapa-mava, kapamavaKapamava, kappaKappa-mavakuru|sa=agnikritaAgnikrita, arushkaraArushkara, guchhapushpaGuchhapushpa, kajutahKajutah, kajutakaKajutaka, vrkkaphalahVrkkaphalah|ta=andimaAndima, andimangottaiAndimangottai, munthriMunthri-kottei|te=jaedimaJaedima-midi, jeedimaamidiJeedimaamidi, jidi Jidi mamidi, jidiJidi-mamidi-vittu|hi=kajuKaju, kajuKaju-ki-gutli|en=Cashew nut}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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, stout, swollen at base, glabrous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, parallel, prominent, intercostae reticulate, prominent; glands axillary on main nerves and its branches.s}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual||Yellow and pink|8-10|terminal Terminal prominently bracteate panicles. Calyx 5-partite, lanceolate, imbricate, deciduous, with some pubescence on outside. Petals 5, linear-lanceolate, ligulate, recurved, imbricate; disc filling the base of the calyx, erect. Stamens 8-10, one usually longer than others; filaments connate at the base and adnate Flowering from January to the disc, glandular puberulus. Ovary superior, obovoid or obcordate, 1-celled, ovule 1, ascending from a lateral funicle; style filiform, excentric; stigma minute. May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|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 Seed reniform, ascending||Fruiting from January to May}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Anacardium Oxi]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Layering}}
==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. <ref name===Season "How to grow=== ===Soil type=== ===Propagation===plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/anacardium-occidentale.html Uses]</ref> <ref name="UsesChemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref> <ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2https://pfaf.0, Norg/USER/Plant.SASIDHARAN aspx?LatinName=Anacardium+occidentale Cultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref> <ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_searchVernaculer names]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.276, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru</ref>
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==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anacardium+occidentaleAnacardium occidentale on theferns.info]* [https://www.planetayurveda.com/albumgallery/index/image/?album=4Anacardium occidentale on Planet ayurveda.com]
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