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Nephelium lappaceum - Rambutan

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'''Nephelium lappaceum''' is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to the Malay-Indonesian region and other regions of tropical Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, and mamoncillo.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Hair fall}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Common illnesses}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}.
The rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/; taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to the Malay-Indonesian region,<ref name="int"/> and other regions of tropical Southeast Asia.<ref name="int2"/> It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longanParts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruits}}, and mamoncillo{{Parts Used|Flowers}}.<ref name="int"/><ref name="int2"/>
== Description Chemical Composition== It is an evergreen tree growing to a height of 12–20 m. The leaves volatile compounds identified in rambutan fruit using GC/O are alternateβ-damascenone, (E)-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal, vanillin, (E)-2-nonenal, 10–30 cm longphenylacetic acid, pinnatecinnamic acid, with three to 11 leafletsethyl 2-methylbutyrate, each leaflet 5–15 cm wide and 3–10 cm broadδ-decalactone, with an entire margin. The flowers are small3-phenylpropionic acid, 2,6-nonadienal, furaneol, 2.5–5 mm-phenylethanol, m-cresol, maltol, apetalousheptanoic acid, discoidalnonanal, and borne in erect terminal panicles 15–30 cm wideguaiacol.<ref name="int2chemical composition"/>
'''==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Rambutan''' trees can be male (producing only staminate flowers and, hence, produce no fruit), female (producing flowers that are only functionally female), or hermaphroditic (producing flowers that are female with a small percentage of male flowers).}}
The fruit is a round to oval single==Properties==Reference: Dravya -seeded berrySubstance, 3–6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) long and 3–4 cm broadRasa - Taste, borne in a loose pendant cluster of 10–20 together. The leathery skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow)Guna - Qualities, and covered with fleshy pliable spinesVeerya - Potency, hence the nameVipaka - Post-digesion effect, which means 'hairs'. The fruit fleshKarma - Pharmacological activity, which is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapesPrabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
The single seed is glossy brown===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), 1–1.3 cmKashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), with a white basal scar. Soft and containing equal portions of saturated and unsaturated fatsRuksha (Dry), the seeds may be cooked and eaten. The peeled fruits can be eaten rawTikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, or cooked and eaten: first, the grape-like fleshy aril, then the nutty seed, with no waste.Vata===Prabhava===
== Uses Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Pinnate|Alternate|Pinnately compound without an end-leaflet}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|0.7-2.1 mm long|Yellowish or greenish|5|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Simple|7 x 5 cm|Fruit an ellipsoid to subglobular schizocarp||Many}}
*Rambutan helps to boost energy.*It helps in generation Of White And Red Blood Cells.*It helps to remove wastes from the kidney.<ref name="uses"/>==Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Seed - it has a very short viability and so needs to be sown as soon as it is extracted from the fruit. Wash the seed first to remove traces of the fruit.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Dryland to swamp}}, {{Commonly seen|Humid forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy soils}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Rambutan Fruit.jpg|Fruit clusterImage:Rambutan.jpg|Fruits at a food stallImage:HNEP8.jpg|Fruits cut openFile:Buds on branch of rambutan tree.JPG|FlowersFile:Starr 070906-8584 Nephelium lappaceum.jpg|LeafFile:Nephelium lappaceum-5-market-yercaud-salem-India.JPG|Seeds</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://hort.purduescialert.edunet/newcropfulltext/morton/rambutan?doi=rjphyto.2017.66.html "Rambutan, In: Fruits of warm climates"73 COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS]</ref> <ref name="int2Leaf">[http://rambutanwww.worldagroforestry.comorg/ "The Rambutan Information Website". Panoramic Fruit Farm, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 25 June 2011treedb/AFTPDFS/Nephelium_lappaceum.PDF Botonic decsription]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.stylecrazetheferns.cominfo/articles/amazing-health-benefits-of-rambutan/#gref Rambutanviewtropical.php?id=Nephelium+lappaceum Cultivation Details]</ref>
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== External Links == * [https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Nephelium+lappaceum Nephelium lappaceum on plants for future]*[https://enfoodfacts.mercola.com/rambutan.html Nephelium lappaceum on foodfact.wikipediamercola.orgcom]* [https://wikiherbpathy.com/Rambutan Uses-and-Benefits-of-Rambutan - WikipediaCid3963 Nephelium lappaceum herbpathy]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221466281730021X Nephelium lappaceum on science direct]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Sapindaceae]]
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