Mahua longifolia(Mee)…
2021-08-03
Name : මී-Mee-இலுப்பை மரம்
Date: 2021-08-03
Mahua longifolia(Mee) is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. The fat (solid at ambient temperature) is used for the care of the skin, to manufacture soap or detergents, and as a vegetable butter. It can also be used as a fuel oil.The seed cakes obtained after extraction of oil constitute very good fertilizer.
Ripening in autumn,…
Name : නෙල්ලි-Nelli-நெல்லி மரம்
Ripening in autumn, the berries are harvested by hand after climbing to upper branches bearing the fruits. The taste of Indian emblic is sour, bitter and astringent, and it is quite fibrous.
Height : up to…
Height : up to about 20 m tall
Kumbuk is the name…
Name : කුඹුක්-Kumbuk/ Arjun-மருதமரம்
Kumbuk is the name of a tree commonly found in Sri Lanka – beautiful, standing tall and providing shade from the tropical heat.
Edible parts :…
Edible parts : the flower used to make alcoholic drink in india.
Ayurvedic usage…
Ayurvedic usage : Urticaria, Fracture, Snake-bite poisoning, Rheumatism, Skin diseases, Glandular swelling in the neck & throat
Ayurvedic usage : Heart diseases, Fevers, Skin diseases, Obesity, Wounds, Bone fractures, Dysentery, Piles, Coughs, Leucorrhoea, Candida infections
Fruit : An indehiscent…
Fruit : An indehiscent drupe, 3.5-5 cm long, obovate-ovoid, endocarp fibrous and woody, dark brown; seed solitary.
A deciduous tree…
A deciduous tree with rough, greyish yellow bark that peels into rectangular strips and exudes slow-flowing white latex when damaged.
Related medicinal…
Related medicinal properties : Antidote, Antimicrobial
Fruit : glabrous,…
Name : කරඳ-Karanda/ Indian Beach-புங்கை மரம்
Fruit : glabrous, indehiscent, 5-8 cm long, 2.5-3 cm wide, about 0.8-1 cm thick, sessile, 1 or 2 seeded; seeds brown, lustrous, about 2 cm long, 1 cm wide
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