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'''Mallika''' is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration; for the essential oil obtained from the flowers; for use as a condiment; and also for medicinal use
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'''Mallika''' is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration and also for medicinal use.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Improves complexion}}, {{Uses|Dental problems}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}
 
{{Uses|Improves complexion}}, {{Uses|Dental problems}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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It contains the following Benzyl acetate, Linalool, Benzyl alcohol, Indole, Benzyl benzoate, Cis-jasmone, Geraniol, Methyl anthranilate.
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=aelusutthina mallige, chendu mallige, dundu mallige|ml=cherupiccakam, nalla-mulla, nallamalli, pichakamulla|sa=atigandha, bhadravalli, gauri, malli, mallika, mrigeshta, navamalika|ta=atukkumallikai, kuntumallikai|te=boddumalle, gundumalle, manmathha baanamunavamallika|hi=mogra|en=Arabian jasmine}}
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{{Common names|kn=Aelusutthina mallige, Chendu mallige, Dundu mallige|ml=Cherupiccakam, Nalla-mulla, Nallamalli, Pichakamulla|sa=Atigandha, Bhadravalli, Gauri, Malli, Mallika, Mrigeshta, Navamalika|ta=Atukkumallikai, Kuntumallikai|te=Boddumalle, Gundumalle, Manmathha Baanamunavamallika|hi=Mogra|en=Arabian jasmine}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad, glabrous, shining above; nerves prominent beneath. Petiole short, pubescent }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal cymes|White||pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Corolla white, simple or double, tube 1 cm long, lobes 5-9, oblong, acute or obtuse, or orbicular under cultivation, 1.5 cm long.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal cymes|White||Pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Flowering from January to April}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Berry|6 mm||black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth.|}}
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{{Fruit|Berry|6 mm||Black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth||Fruiting from January to April}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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A Jasmine of the hotter regions. It can be propagated by cuttings, layering, grafting.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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A Jasmine of the hotter regions. It can be propagated by cuttings, layering, grafting.
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/30/jati-jasminum-grandiflorum-sambac-jasminum-officinale/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/30/jati-jasminum-grandiflorum-sambac-jasminum-officinale/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/flowers/jasmin Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://natureconservation.in/traditional-and-medicinal-uses-of-mogra-jasminum-sambac/]  
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* [http://natureconservation.in/traditional-and-medicinal-uses-of-mogra-jasminum-sambac/ Jasminum sambac on natureconservation.in]  
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Jasminum+sambac]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Jasminum+sambac Jasminum sambac on theferns.info]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Oleaceae]]
 
[[Category:Oleaceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 30 May 2023

Mallika, Jasminum sambac

Mallika is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration and also for medicinal use.

Uses

Improves complexion, Dental problems, Headache, Skin problems, Conjunctivitis [1]

Parts Used

Leaf, Flower, Root

Chemical Composition

It contains the following Benzyl acetate, Linalool, Benzyl alcohol, Indole, Benzyl benzoate, Cis-jasmone, Geraniol, Methyl anthranilate.

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aelusutthina mallige, Chendu mallige, Dundu mallige
Hindi Mogra
Malayalam Cherupiccakam, Nalla-mulla, Nallamalli, Pichakamulla
Tamil Atukkumallikai, Kuntumallikai
Telugu Boddumalle, Gundumalle, Manmathha Baanamunavamallika
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Atigandha, Bhadravalli, Gauri, Malli, Mallika, Mrigeshta, Navamalika
English Arabian jasmine

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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

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Snigdha (Slimy)

Veerya

Ushna (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal cymes White Pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Flowering from January to April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Berry 6 mm Black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth Fruiting from January to April

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A Jasmine of the hotter regions. It can be propagated by cuttings, layering, grafting.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Double form flowers

  • Leaves

  • Buds

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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