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[[File:Mallotus philippensis - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-221.jpg|thumb]]'''Mallotus philippensis''' or ''Kampillaka'' or ''Kumkumada mara'' is a tree that bears fruits which give out red coloured powder which is used as a dye. The dye is known for its [[anthelmintic]] properties<ref>{{stubcite journal | last1 = Rao | first1 = VS | last2 = Seshadri | first2 = TR | year = 1947 | title = Kamala dye as an anthelmintic | url = | journal = Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences | volume = 26 | issue = 3| pages = 178–181 | doi = 10.1007/BF03170871 }}</ref>.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
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Rottlerin, mallotoxin
==Common names==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Mallotus philipensis flowers.jpg|''M. philipensis'' flowersImage:MallotesPhilipensis.jpg|Red coloured fruit of the kamala, Nandi hills slopes, [[Bangalore]], [[India]]Image:Red Kamala Mount Keira.JPG|Red kamala at its most southerly point of natural distribution, [[Mount Keira]], [[Illawarra]], [[Australia]]Image:Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) feeding on Kamala (Mallotus philipensis) at Jayanti, Duars, WB W Picture 133.jpg|[[Black-crested bulbul]] feeding on the red kamala at [[Kayanti (village)|Jayanti]], India</gallery>
==References==
