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Madhuca Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Madhuca indica Gmel |
| English Name |
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Madhuca |
| Hindi Name |
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Madhu |
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| CATEGORY |
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Astringent |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Bark |
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Leaves |
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Fresh and dried |
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| FAMILY |
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Sapotaceae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The plant is indigenous to India and is found in following provinces of India: -
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Pakistan
In India it is found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Kerala, Karnataka etc. M. longifolia is found in the forests of western India from Konkan southwards to Travancore and is common in Kanara, Malabar, Mysore, at low elevations. M. butyracea is found in the sub-Himalayan tract from Kumaon to Bhutan at an altitude of 300 to 1700 Meters.
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| IDENTIFICATION |
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Characteristic |
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Tasteless |
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Pedicels are 25 to 40 mm long and drooping. The leaves are 75-125 mm long, thin, linear lanceolate, acute, much tapered towards the base. |
| Physical
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| Total Ash |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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Not more than 12.0 percent |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are :-
Fixed Oil
Oleic Acid
Palmitic Acid
Linoleic Acid
Myristic Acid
Glycosides
The seeds contain 50-55% of a fixed oil, which is semi-solid and pale yellow in colour, with an unpleasant taste and characteristic odour. The butter consists of oleic acid (40%), palmitic acid (26.6%), linoleic acid (13.3%) and myristic acid (16.1%). The seeds also contain a poisonous glycosidie saponin mowrin, which is found in the cake after the expression of the oil. Mowrin is a mixture of two substances; one of them is crystalline and fairly soluble in alcohol. Mowrin on hydrolysis yields levulose, arabinose and mowric acid. This acid is also a mixture of a crystalline mowragenic acid and an amorphous mowrageninic acid.
The air-dried flowers contain invert sugar (52.6%), cane sugar (2.2%), cellulose (2.4%), albuminoids (2.2%), ash (4.8%) and moisture (15%). Owing to the high percentage of invert sugar it is used in the manufacture of spirit. The fruit contains saccharose (4.6-16.2%) and maltose.
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| Minor |
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In small prportion it contains tannins and enzymes. |
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| CULTIVATION |
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N/A |
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| STORAGE |
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To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions: -
Preserve in a well-closed container
Protection from light
Protection from moisture
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