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Properties of kumbhi - Careya arborea Roxb.

kumbhi :

kumbhi : Careya arborea Roxb. Rasa: Katu
Guna: Laghu Ruksha
Veerya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Kaphahara

Careya arborea Roxb. is commonly known as Kumbhi in Hindi and Wild Guava in English. It is widely distributed in Sri Lanka, India, Peninsula and Malay up to an altitude of 1500 meters  This plant is very important in the field of medicines and is being used for treatment of various ailments. It is also used for other purposes e.g. methanolic extract of the leaf is a good indicator in acid-base titrations , crushed bark of the root is mixed with water to stupefy fishes , stem bark is used for clothing and to produce yellow colored dye and leaves are used as green manure 

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