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Atalantia monophylla

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Indian atalantia is a small, much-branched, evergreen tree. It grows up to 6 metres tall. The branches are usually armed with single, sharp spines up to 2cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild, usually for medicinal purposes.

Uses

Chronic rheumatism.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Chemical composition of isolated essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Adavi limbe, Adavi nimbe
Hindi
Malayalam Katnaranjee, Kattukurunnu
Tamil Anakamitam, Iyachakurinji
Telugu Adavi nimma, Adavimunugudu
Marathi Maakadlimbu, Makadlimbu
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Atavijambira
English Indian Atalantia, Nilgiri Atalantia

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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

Habit

Evergreen tree

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

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Plants succeed in warm subtropical to tropical climates.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open country near the sea, Himalayas.

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