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[[File:Semecarpus anacardium 02.jpg|thumb|right|''Agnimukh'', ''Guḍḍe geru bija'']]
'''Semecarpus anacardium''' is a native of India. it is found in the outer Himalayas to Coromandel Coast. It is closely related to the cashew.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Strengthen the lungs}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Sexual health}}, {{Uses|Skin disease}}, {{Uses|Kapha}}, {{Uses|Destroys worms}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Reduce urine flow}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesGum}}, {{Parts Used|Pericarp}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=GreuGeru, Geru-kayi|ml=Thennukota, Alakcueer|sa=Angika, Agnimukh, Ballataka|ta=Kalakam, Kavaka|te=Ballatamu|hi=Bealata, belaBela, bhilavaBhilava|en=Marking nut}}
==Habit==
{{Habit|On hill slopesTree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|triTri-foliolate,lanceolate| Leafs are 2.5-13.5 cm long to 1-5.5 cm wide. The leaflets are green above and a silvery grey-green beneath and are covered on their lower surfaces in small yellow glands}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|yellowYellow, papilionaceous|Typical of species belonging to the Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae, and resemble, for example, the pea ( Pisum sativum ) flower. Each flower has 10 stamens, 9 of which are fused into a partial tube, with the tenth stamen free. The ovary is positioned above the sepals, petals and stamens. The style is curved|Flowering from August to March}}.
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|straight or sickleOvoid|2-13 cm The nut is about 25 millimetres long x 0.5-1.5 cm|The seeds are 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, brownseed inside the black fruit, purplishknown as godambi, black or mottledis edible when properly prepared. |many seedsSingle seed||Fruiting from August to March}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Plants are adaptable to a variety of tropical and subtropical conditions.An easily grown plant requiring very little attention once established, it succeeds in soils that are too poor to support other crops Tolerates a pH in the range 4.5 - 6.5.Dioecious - both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Semecarpus anacardium is available through January to May<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/ayurvedic-herb-bhallataka-semecarpus-anacardium/331/ Bimbima medicines]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Semecarpus+anacardium Trophical plants]</ref>
<ref name="Commonly seen growing in areas">[http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/bhallataka-semecarpus-anacardium Planet ayurveda]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 256, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.134, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/content/diseases-pigeon-pea Pigeon pea on Agropedia]
* [https://plantvillagewww.orgmedicinalplantsanduses.com/topics/pigeonsemecarpus-anacardium-benefits-pea/infos Pigeon pea uses Agnimukh on PlantVillagemedicinalplantsanduses.com]* [https://www.hortncbi.nlm.purduenih.edugov/pmc/newcroparticles/duke_energyPMC3249908/Cajanus_cajunAgnimukh on ncbi .com]* [http://www.krishnaherbals.com/semecarpus-anacardium.html Cajanus cajun - purdueAgnimukh on krishnaherbals.educom]* [https://www.feedipediaresearchgate.net/publication/255607921_Bhallatak_Semecarpus_anacardium_Linn-A_Review Agnimukh on researchgate.net]* [http://envis.frlht.org/nodeplantdetails/22444 Cajanus cajun 22989c1b27bcda307d52f60fa81b0f96/ee6751f007818a9d07dda1be1ee996a4 Agnimukh on Feedipediaenvis.frlht.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Anacardiaceae]]