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{{Short description|Indian medicinal tree}}
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'''Mudaima''' is a medicinal plant or a medium sized tree. It is commonly identified as [[Buchanania axillaris|''Buchanania axillaris'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-05-16 |title=Mudaima, Mudāīma: 2 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mudaima |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> of family ''Anacardiaceae.'' It is an endemic species and only its kernel, seeds and grains are edible. It is in states like Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It is used more for its medicinal properties and as timber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alveda |url=https://ask-ayurveda.com/ |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=ask-ayurveda.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Khare |first=C. P. |title=Indian Medicinal Plants |publisher=Springer |year=2008 |publication-date=2008 |pages=104 |isbn=978-0-387-70637-5 |language=En |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gMwLwbUwtfkC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Verma |first=Ravindra |date=May–June 2022 |title=Wild and lesser known fruit germplasm in JNTBGRI: An approach for ex situ conservation |url=https://icar.org.in/sites/default/files/2022-06/IH-May-June-2022.pdf?utm |journal=Indian Horticulture |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=17–26 |via=ICAR}}</ref>

A closely related species in the same genus is ''[[Buchanania lanzan]]'', a deciduous tree with tomentose (hairy) branches.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hullatti |first1=Kiran Kumar |last2=JR |first2=Manjunatha |last3=IJ |first3=Kuppasth |date=August 2014 |title=Comparative Study on Diuretic Effect of Buchanania angustifolia Roxb, and Buchanania lanzan Spreng. Fruit Extracts and Fractions |journal=Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science |volume=4 |issue=8 |pages=059–063 |issn=2231-3354 |via=JAPS online}}</ref> Its local name in Hindi is Chironji. Its seeds have almond-like flavour.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Agrawal |first1=Tripti |last2=Quraishi |first2=Afaque |date=2023-12-31 |title=Buchanania lanzan Spreng: An underutilised and valuable tropical fruit tree native to Indian forests |url=https://jru-b.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-36-2-9 |journal=Journal of Ravishankar University |language=English |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=126–143 |doi=10.52228/JRUB.2023-36-2-9|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is grown in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andaman Islands in India, apart from Sri Lanka and Myanmar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buchanania axillaris – eFlora of India |url=https://efloraofindia.com/efi/buchanania-axillaris/ |access-date=2025-11-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Buchanania lanzan Spreng. {{!}} Species |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229000 |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=India Biodiversity Portal |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Medicinal plants]]

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