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Malus pumila

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Malus pumila

Malus pumila is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree. Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today.

Uses

Intermittent, Remittent, Bilious fever.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Nine compounds were isolated from the flowers of M. pumila, and identified as kaempferol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, kaempferol-7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, kaempferol-3-O-α-l-arabinofuranoside, phloridzin, kaempferol, phloretin, β-sitosterol, lupeol and pyracanthoside.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Paradise Apple, Common Apple, Apple Tree


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Sweet(Madhura)

Guna

Veerya

Cold(Sheeta)

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Elliptic, oblong, obovate The leaf blade is simple (i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1-4cm long petals white or pink 5 The flowers, in sessile or short-peduncled cymes, Spoon-shaped, fringed petals

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple The fruits are circular and fleshy many {{{6}}}

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

The preference is full sun, moist to mesic well-drained conditions, and fertile loamy soil. The cultivated Apple is vulnerable to many insect pests and disease organisms, although some cultivars have greater resistance to them than others. Dwarf cultivars are available that produce full-sized fruit on trees less than 10' tall.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical area, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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