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Annonaceae - Sitaphalam

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[[File:Annona squamosa.jpg|thumb|right|''Sitaphalam'', ''Annonaceae'']]
 The '''Annonaceae are a family, ''' is in the custard apple family, of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas. It is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably Annona, Anonidium, Asimina, Rollinia, and Uvaria. Common names custard apple, sugar apple etc.  
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|barkBark}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|fruitsFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
salzmannii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (38.0%), (E)-caryophyllene (27.8%), α-copaene (6.9%) and α-humulene (4.0%) were the main components of A. pickelii, while δ-cadinene (22.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-copaene (13.3%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=seetaphalaSitaphala|ml=seethapazhamSeethapazham|sa=atrupyumAtrupyum|ta=attaAtta|te=sitaSita-phalamu|hi=ataSharifa, Sitaphal|en=sugar appleSugar Apple, sweetsopSweetsop}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Madhura (Sweet)===Guna===Sheeta (Cold)===Veerya===Sheeta (Cold)===Vipaka===Madhura (Sweet)===Karma===Vata, Pitta===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|shrubShrub}}, {{Habit|plantPlant}}.
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||simple Simple leaves with smooth margins that are alternately arranged in two rows along the stems}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|united United to form a single compound fruit (Annona squamosa)|aggregate Aggregate of berries|many}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Cherimoya flowers of the cultivar Madeira.jpg|Leaves Cherimoya fruits of the cultivar Madeira.jpg|Nonriped fruitsAnnona crassiflora.jpg|Inside of the tree  Anona da madeiraFloral buds of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.jpg  Bosque nativo de chirimoyos ecuatorianos).jpg  |Buds Cherimoya plant, Munhoz, Minas Gerais, Brazil.jpg|Whole tree  Cinturón altitudinal chirimoya norte Perúมหาพรหมราชินี Mitrephora sirikitiae Weerasooriya, Chelermglin & R.M.K. Saunders.jpg  Die Gartenlaube FAMILY ANNONACEAE (18833) b 008 2.jpg|Flowers  Nitidulidae beetle visiting cherimoya's flower.jpg  Nitidulidae's beetle visiting cherimoya's flowersAnnona crassiflora Mart.jpg|Fruit
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583044 "chemistry"Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.biologydiscussion.com/angiosperm/dicotyledons/annonaceae-characters-distribution-and-types/47740 "morphology"Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261375?ln=en Cultivation]</ref><ref name="CULTIVATIONUses"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:337</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/AnnonaceaeAnnonaceae on encyclopedea britanicca]* [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/annon.htmAnnonaceae on botany.hawaii]* [https://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/trees/annonaceae_fragrant.htmAnnonaceae on top trophical plants]* [https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/169/1/1/2416296The natural history of Annonaceae]
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