Persea americana Mill.
Tree , upto 80 ft , generally 8 - 10 m tall . Leaves 7 - 41 cm variable in shape (elliptic, oval, lanceshaped) , velvet- hairy and reddish when young , becoming smooth , leathery and dark green when mature . Flowers yellowish green . Many - flowered inflorescences are borne at branch ends. The central axis of the inflorescence terminates in a shoot , corolla includes 2 whorls of golden green petals . Pear - shaped fruit is usually , has a large central seed
- Family: Lauraceae
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat: Cultivated
- Status : Least Concern
Vernacular names
English -avocado
Hindi -Makhanphal
Malayalam-Vennapazham
Tamil -Venney palam
Kannada -Benne Hanna
Medicinal Uses
* For the treatment of microbial infections malaria , diabetes , high blood pressure , stimulate uterine contractions . (Tcheghebe et al., 2016)
*The leaves and stem bark are boiled together in water and the resulting liquid is taken to cure malaria and typhoid fever(Tcheghebe et al., 2016) .
* It's oil has applications in cosmetics , in the form of topical creams to manage skin problems .
*Give relief from painful menstruation by its leaf decoction .
*Oil extracted from its fruit is used for treating sclerosis .
