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Xylia xylocarpa

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Xylia xylocarpa is a deciduous tree with a dense crown usually growing 20 - 40 metres tall. The bole is usually straight and cylindrical, sometimes with small buttresses. It can be unbranched for 12 metres or more and around 40 - 60cm in diameter.

Uses

Worms, Leprosy, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Gonorrhoea, Ulcers, Rheumatism, Piles, Leprosy.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains The mature seeds contained 29.5% crude protein, 14.78% crude fat, 8.02% crude fibre, 5.11% ash and 42.6% crude carbohydrates. The seeds appeared to be a good source of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರಿಕೆ ಮರ Bettadavarike mara, ಹೊನ್ನಾವರಿಕೆ Honnavarike
Hindi Jambu, Jambu
Malayalam Irula, Katamaram
Tamil Iruvel
Telugu Boja, Errachennangi
Marathi Jambha, Suriya
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Kanakakuli, Shinshapa
English Burma Ironwood, Pyinkado

.[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering from March to October

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from March to October

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist to wet lowland tropics, occasionally to elevations of 850 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry evergreen forest, Mixed deciduous forest, Dry deciduous dipterocarp forest, Higher altitude forests.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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