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Annona Muricata
Annona muricata is a fast-growing, small, evergreen tree. It can reach a height of about 7 metres. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions 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 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Distension, Dyspepsia, Scabies, Skin diseases, Rheumatism, Coughs, Colds, Digestive tract ailments, Relieve fatigue, Maturate boils, Abscesses, Nervous shock, Bedwetting[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The plant contains isoquinoline alkaloids including reticuline. The seed contains galactomannan, sitosterol, stigmasterol and cholesterol[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Mullu Ramphala |
| Hindi | Lakshmana Phal |
| Malayalam | NA |
| Tamil | Mulluchitta |
| Telugu | Lakshmana Phalam |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Soursop |
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
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering season is July to January |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting season is July to January |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Grows best in the moist, humid tropical and subtropical lowlands at elevations up to about 1,000 metres. It prefers a mean annual temperature in the range 25 - 30°c with a mean annual rainfall over 1,000mm.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Found on coastal limestone, Lowland woodland.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Distension
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dyspepsia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scabies
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coughs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Digestive tract ailments
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Relieve fatigue
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Maturate boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abscesses
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nervous shock
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bedwetting
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with Young shoot used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Semi ripe cutting
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Found on coastal limestone
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland woodland
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Pages without herbs images
