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[[File:Kumbhi (Marathi- कुंभी) (3362443430).jpg|thumb|right|''Kubhīkaḥ'']]
'''Kulaµjana''' consists of dried rhizome of Alpinia galanga. It is a plant grows upto up to about 2.0m 2m tall. It is native to eastern Himalayas and southwest India. This plat is belongs to Lecythidaceae family.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Body swellings}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}.
===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|FruitsFruit}}, {{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
==Chemical Composition==
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|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==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Arrangement is Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==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|Primary or secondary Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Slightly seasonal forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Along forest edges}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="Cultivation details">[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="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:111</ref>
<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>
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