Cycas circinalis - Hintala

Hintala, Cycas circinalis

Hintalabelongs to an ancient group of plants, the cycads. It is a graceful palm like plant with tough pinnate leaves and rough bark. Cycas circinalis is uncommon in India and can be found in dry as well as well as wet forests in peninsular India.

Uses

Arthritis, Burning sensation, vomiting, fever, Hemorrhoids

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Seeds

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	goddeechalu, mundichalu
Hindi	jangli-madan-must-ka-phul
Malayalam	eenthakay, entha, ichal, indalapana, toddapana
Tamil	intapanai, kama, kama-maram, madana-kamampu
Telugu	dzavvubiyyamu, kamakshi, madana kamakshi, madana mastu, varugudu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	hintalah
English	Sago palm, cycad

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet). Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Oily)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Karma

Pitta, Vata

Habit

Palm-like

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
pinnate	Crowded at top of stem	The leaves are bright green, semiglossy, 150-250 cm long, flat (not keeled) in section (opposing leaflets inserted at 180° on rachis), with 170 leaflets, tomentum shedding as leaf expands

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	Male and female on separate individuals	Yellow-brown		Male Sago plants develop a cone approximately 30 cm tall coming from the center of the top. The cone is white or yellow, rounded and produces abundant pollen. The female inflorescence is displayed on the feather-like seed-bearing leaves. Microsporophylls densely aggregated to form large terminal cones. Megasporophylls loosely arranged, crowded round the apex of stem; ovules 1-5 on either side of sporophyll. Seeds globose.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
		Globose	The seeds have a spongy layer that allows them to float on water. As a slow growing plant, the seed can take from 6–18 months to germinate		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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External Links

• http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cycas+circinalis
• http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/cycas-circinalis=sago-palm.php

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