Apple

BOTANICAL NAME: Malus domestica

FAMILY: Rosaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavprakash Nighantu- Phal varga

ENGLISH NAME: Apple tree

COMMON NAME:

Sanskrit – Mushtipramana, Sevam, Sivitikaphalam

Hindi – Sev, Seb

Kannada – Sebu

Bengali Name – Sev
Gujarati Name – Sapharchand

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

मुष्टिप्रमाणं बदरं सेवं सिवितिकाफलम् |
सेवं समीरपित्तघ्नं बृंहणं कफकृद्गुरु |
रसे पाके च मधुरं शिशिरं रुचिशुक्रकृत् ||

HABITAT:

Apple trees thrive in temperate climates with cold winters and moderate summers. They require well-drained soil and at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Commonly found in regions like North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

Malus domestica is a deciduous tree growing up to 2-4 metre height. Flowers are white in colour. Leaves alternate, dark green, oval, margins serrated and downy undersides. Fruits skin is red, yellow, pink , green or brownish in colour when ripe. Flesh of fruit is pale yellowish. The outter skin of the fruit is covered in a protective layer of epicuticular wax.

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Apple fruit contains terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and tannins

THERAPEUTIC USES

• Bark decoction is used in recurrent fever
• Roots are anthelmintic, relives burning sensation, induces sleep.

USEFUL PART: Fruit, Bark, Roots