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Garuga pinnata

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Garuga is a deciduous tree growing up to 18 metres tall, with bark pealing off in flakes. The tree is cultivated in home gardens in India for its edible fruit and also as a support for Piper nigrum.

Uses

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Food

Garuga pinnata can be used in Food. Mature fruits are eaten raw, cooked as a vegetable and pickled. They are acidic in taste[2].

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aranelli
Hindi Kharpat
Malayalam Annakaara
Tamil Arunelli
Telugu Garuga
Marathi Kakad
Gujarathi Kaked
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Karnikarha
English Garuga, Grey downy balsam


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

Nutritional components

Garuga pinnata Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C and E, Quercetin, Folic acid; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium[2].

Habit

Deciduous 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, Cuttings of roots.

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from 400 - 1,200 metres[5]. Garuga pinnata is available through February to August[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed forests, Sparse mountain forests, Valley scrub.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.83, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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