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[[File:Ekanayakam - plant 15.jpg|thumb|right|''Meharimula'', ''Salacia reticulata'', ''Kothala himbutu'']]
'''Meharimula''' is an indigenous flowering plant of the genus Salacia grown in dry zone forests in Sri Lanka. Meharimula or Kothala Himbutu is an indigenous Sri Lankan medicinal plant, but also grown in some parts of Southern India.
==Uses==
{{Uses|diabetesDiabetes}}, {{Uses|salaciaSalacia}}, {{Uses|gonorrheaGonorrhea}}, {{Uses|asthmaAsthma}}, {{Uses|itchinessItchiness}}, {{Uses|joint Joint pain}}, {{Uses|obesityObesity}}, {{Uses|Excess thirst}}, {{Uses|menstrual Menstrual problems}}
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
3-oxofriedelane, 3β-hydroxyfriedelane, β-sitosterol, 28-hydroxy-3-oxofriedelane and dulcitol were isolated from extracts of leaves as well as branches of S. elliptica. β-stearyloxy-olean-12-en, gutta-percha, 3,4-seco-friedelan-3-oic acid, palmitic acid, β-sistosterol glucoside, ethyl glucopyranoside .<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|elliptic Elliptic – oblong|Leaves opposite, 6-12 x 3-6 cm, base acute, apex abruptly acuminate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||1-4}}
===Other features===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|wet Wet zone}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry zone forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422010000400026 "chemical Chemical constitunets"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.gbpuat-cbsh.ac.in/departments/bi/database/phytodiabcare/phytodiab%20db/135.html "MORPHOLOGY"Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
