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Kariveppu


Name: Kariveppu
Filename: Murraya_koenigii.JPG
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Botanical name : Murraya koenigii (Linn) Spreng. 
Family : Rutaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Surabhinimba, Kaidarya, Kalasaka, Krishnanimba
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta, Madhura
Guna   : Guru, Rooksha
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Curry leaf tree
Hindi  : Kariaipak, Mithanim, Katnim
Malayalam : Kariveppu, Karuveppu
Distribution – Throughout India cultivated as well as growing wild, up to an elevation of 1000 m.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small aromatic tree with dark grey bark. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate leaflets alternate, obliquely ovate, gland dotted and aromatic; flowers white in terminal corymbose cymes, fragrant; fruits subglobose berries dark purple when ripe. 2 seeded.  
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, burning sensation, pruritis, skin diseases, anorexia, dyspepsia, colic, flatulence, diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting, stomatis and ulcers.
Useful part : Root, Bark, Leaves. 


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