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'''===Food===Mimusops elengi''' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found can be used in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern AustraliaFood. Ripe fruits are eaten raw.  <ref name==Uses=={{Uses|diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|gum inflammation}}, {{Uses|toothache}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|snakebites}}, {{Uses|fevers}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}"Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

{{Parts Used|Dried Folaigefolaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.

{{Habit|Evergreen Treetree}}

{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Petiole 1-2.5 cm long, glabrous, terete and canaliculate towards apex}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|whiteWhite|5-20|Flowers white, in axillary fasicles}}

{{Fruit|Berry|7–10 mm|Berry, ellipsoid, reddish-brown when ripe||singleSingle}}

* [[Vishatinduka Baladhatryadi Taila]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Varishoshana rasa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>

A plant of the hot tropical lowlands[335 ]. It thrives in areas with perhumid or slightly seasonal rainfall types, but is most commonly found in seasonally dry habitats. Seed - best sown in individul containers in a shaded position, it usually germinates within 17 - 82 days, with a success rate of about 70 - 90%. Seedlings can be planted out when 20 - 30cm tall<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Mimusops elengi is available through January to March<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096399691100086X "Chemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/15876 Plant morphology]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/28/bakula-mimusops-elengi-bullet-wood-spanish-cherry/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mimusops+elengi Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:213</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"cultivation detailsForest food for Northern region of Western Ghats"]by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.114, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>

* [http://naturalactives.com/bakula-an-indian-plant-with-interesting-properties/ natural activesActives.orgMimusops elengi on naturalactives.com]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251628598_Chemistry_and_medicinal_properties_of_the_Bakul_Mimusops_elengi_Linn_A_reviewChemistry and medicinal properties of the Bakul]