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[[File:काफल.jpg|thumb|right|''Katphala'', ''Myrica esculenta'']]
'''Katphala''' is a small tree or large shrub native to the hills of northern India and Nepal. It is found in hilly regions of northern India and Nepal especially in the regions of Garhwal and Kumaon of Uttarakhand and western Nepal especially at elevations between 3,000 and 6,000 feet. It is also found at elevations below 1500 m in the midhills of Nepal.
==Uses==
{{Uses|FeversFever}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|CoughsCough}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Cholera}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Catarrh}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|FruitFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The fruits of Myrica nagi are known for their ravishing taste and have been reported for reducing sugars, tannins and Vitamin C22, 23. Gallic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid and ρ–coumaric acid in the ethanolic extract of the fruits24 were examined by HPLC analysis, it scavenge 2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical (ABTSc+) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPHc+) and reduce ferric ion.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=NA|ml=NA|sa=Katphala, Mahavalkala|ta=Cavviyaci, Cavviyacimaram|te=NA|hi=Kaiphal, Kaphal|en=NA}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|OblongElliptic-obovate|The leaves are divided into 34-6 toothed leaflets18 × 1.5-4.5 cm, leathery, with smaller leaflets in betweenabaxially pale green}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualSmall, stalkless|4.2-4cm cm long|Yellow|5-2012 stamens|Axillary, bearing about 25 flowers and Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|sessileGlobose|7–10 mm 1.1 to 1.3 cm|The tree yields a drupaceous fruit which is one of the tastiest wild fruits of the sub-Himalayan regionsucculent drupe, with a bard endocarp|sepals and petalsWeight, either absent or not visible670 mg|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a moist soil. Grows well in an open position in a well-drained soil in sun or light shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Open mixed forests}}, {{Commonly seen|mountain Mountain slopes}}.
==Photo Gallery==
Kafal(blackberry) 2014-06-04 08-48.jpg
Kaphal (काफल) Myrica esculenta, fruit being sold near Almora.jpeg
Kaphal.jpg
Ripe fruits of Myrica esculenta Box myrtle tree for sale JEG6437.jpg
Unripe and half ripe fruits of Myrica esculenta Box myrtle tree JEG5546.jpg
Unripe fruits of Myrica esculenta Box myrtle tree JEG5542.jpg
काफल.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://innovareacademics.in/journal/ijpps/Vol4Suppl5/6011.pdf "phytochemistry"Phytochemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[httphttps://www.fruitipediaflowersofindia.comnet/kaphalcatalog/slides/Box%20Myrtle.htm "html Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Myrica+nagi "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2017/06/21/box-myrtle-katphala/ Myrica esculenta on EasyayurvedaEasy ayurveda]
* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Myrica_esculenta_(PROSEA) Myrica esculenta on planet project.org]
* [http://www.ijpsonline.com/articles/a-review-on-ethnomedicinal-phytochemical-and-pharmacological-aspects-of-imyrica-esculentai-3422.html?view=mobile A Review on Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Aspects of Myrica esculentaon www.ijpsonline.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Myricaceae]]
