Name: BRIHAT JAMBIRA Filename:
Citrus_aurantifolia.JPG Description: Botanical name : Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle. Family : Rutaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Brihat nimbuka, Brihat jambira AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Amla, Madhura Guna : Lakhu Virya : Ushna PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Bigarade orange, Seville orange Hindi : Khatta Malayalam : Vatukapuli narakam Distribution – Throughout south India PLANT DESCRIPTION A medium sized tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves foliolate, with winged leaf stalks, leaflets elliptic or ovate; acute or acuminate. Flowers white, fragrant, fruit globose, yellow when ripe, pulp sour, sweetish, seeds many. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, cough, dyspepsia, nausea, flatulence, colic and anemia. Useful part : fruits.