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Careya arborea - Kubhīkaḥ

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{{stub}}[[File:Kumbhi (Marathi- कुंभी) (3362443430).jpg|thumb|right|''Kubhīkaḥ'']]'''Kulaµjana ''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), It is a plant upto grows up to about 22m tall.0 m high bearing perennial rhizome, growing in It is native to eastern Himalayas and southwest India. This plat is belongs to Lecythidaceae family.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Body swellings}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}. ===Food===Careya arborea can be used in food. Flowers cooked as vegetable and fruits are pickled<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Saponins (five Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, sterols; leaves contain a triterpene ester, beta- careyagenol Aamyrin, Bhexacosanol, Ctaraxerol, D & E); sterolsbeta-sitosterol, α-spinosterol quercetin and α-spinosteronetaraxeryl acetate.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Daddala, Gudda, Daddippe|ml=Pezuntol|sa=Svādupuṣpa, Viṭapī, Sthala Kumbhī|ta=KumbiAyma|te=DudippiGadava|hi=Kumbhi|en=KumbiCyloneoek}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Kaphahara, Vātahara, Grāhī,
===Prabhava===
 
===Nutritional components===
Careya arborea contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium etc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Arrangement is Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*[[Marma Guṭikāgulikā]]* [[Sariva kalpa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Fresh seeds germinate readily. Prefers a well-drained, sandy or even rocky soil<ref name="How Cultivation details"/>. It is available through March to plant/cultivateApril<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Slightly seasonal forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along forest edges}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Careya arborea (Wild guava) leaves in Narsapur forest, AP W IMG 0150.jpg|Leaves
File:Careya Arborea001.jpg|Flowers
File:Careya Arborea004.jpg|Flower
File:Kumpi (Telugu- கும்பி) (3512274569).jpg|Fruits
File:Wild Guava (2407678608).jpg|Fruits
File:Kumbhi (Telugu- కుమ్భూ) (2396465746).jpg|Tree
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[ Morphology]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details"Morphology>[https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3893/10/10_chapter%204.pdf Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kumbhi-tree-careya-abrorea-ceylon-oak/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="How to plantCommon names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:111</cultivateref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">[ "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.39, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation detail"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Guava.html Careya arborea on flowersofindia.net]
*[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229071 Careya arborea on indiabiodiversity.org]
*[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kumbhi-tree-careya-abrorea-ceylon-oak/ Careya arborea on easyayurveda.com]
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609314/ Careya arborea on ncbi.gov]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lecythidaceae]]

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