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[[File:Kumbhi (Marathi- कुंभी) (3362443430).jpg|thumb|right|''Kubhīkaḥ'']]
 
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Kulaµjana consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a plant upto about 2.0 m high bearing perennial rhizome, growing in eastern Himalayas and southwest India.
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'''Kulaµjana''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga. It is a plant grows up to about 2m tall. It is native to eastern Himalayas and southwest India. This plat is belongs to Lecythidaceae family.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Body swellings}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}.
 
{{Uses|Body swellings}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}.
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===Food===
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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==
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Saponins (five sapogenols- careyagenol A, B, C, D & E); sterols, α-spinosterol and α-spinosterone<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, sterols; leaves contain a triterpene ester, beta-amyrin, hexacosanol, taraxerol, beta-sitosterol, quercetin and taraxeryl acetate.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Daddala, Gudda, Daddippe|ml=Pezuntol|sa=Svādupuṣpa, Viṭapī, Sthala Kumbhī|ta=Kumbi|te=Dudippi|hi=|en=Kumbi}}
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{{Common names|kn=Daddala, Gudda, Daddippe|ml=Pezuntol|sa=Svādupuṣpa, Viṭapī, Sthala Kumbhī|ta=Ayma|te=Gadava|hi=Kumbhi|en=Cyloneoek}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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Kaphahara, Vātahara, Grāhī,
 
Kaphahara, Vātahara, Grāhī,
 
===Prabhava===
 
===Prabhava===
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===Nutritional components===
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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==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangement is Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*[[Marma Guṭikā]]
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* [[Marma gulikā]]
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* [[Sariva kalpa]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
 
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Cultivation Details==
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Fresh seeds germinate readily. Prefers a well-drained, sandy or even rocky soil. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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Fresh seeds germinate readily. Prefers a well-drained, sandy or even rocky soil<ref name="Cultivation details"/>. It is available through March to April<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Primary or secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Slightly seasonal forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along forest edges}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Slightly seasonal forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along forest edges}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Careya+arborea"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3893/10/10_chapter%204.pdf Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kumbhi-tree-careya-abrorea-ceylon-oak/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:111</ref>
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<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 of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  

Latest revision as of 11:18, 27 October 2021

Kubhīkaḥ

Kulaµjana consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga. It is a plant grows up to about 2m tall. It is native to eastern Himalayas and southwest India. This plat is belongs to Lecythidaceae family.

Uses

Body swellings, Cough, Cold.

Food

Careya arborea can be used in food. Flowers cooked as vegetable and fruits are pickled[1].

Parts Used

Fruit, Seed, Flower.

Chemical Composition

Seeds contain triterpenoid sapogenols, sterols; leaves contain a triterpene ester, beta-amyrin, hexacosanol, taraxerol, beta-sitosterol, quercetin and taraxeryl acetate.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Daddala, Gudda, Daddippe
Hindi Kumbhi
Malayalam Pezuntol
Tamil Ayma
Telugu Gadava
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Svādupuṣpa, Viṭapī, Sthala Kumbhī
English Cyloneoek

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kaṭu, Kaṣāya

Guna

Rūkṣa

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

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[1].

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangement is Alternate-spiral

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[5]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Cultivation Details

Fresh seeds germinate readily. Prefers a well-drained, sandy or even rocky soil[6]. It is available through March to April[1]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Secondary forest, Slightly seasonal forest, Along forest edges.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Flower

  • Fruits

  • Fruits

  • Tree

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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 of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. ↑ Chemical composition
  3. ↑ Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:111
  4. ↑ [Morphology]
  5. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  6. ↑ Cultivation details

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