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== Medicinal uses ==
 
== Medicinal uses ==
  
#Bastirogahara – useful in urinary tract disorders
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*Bastirogahara – useful in urinary tract disorders
#Vishahara – Anti toxic
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*Vishahara – Anti toxic
#Vatasrahara – useful in gout
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*Vatasrahara – useful in gout
#Kandughna – useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
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*Kandughna – useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
#Shophahara – relieves swelling, edema, anti inflammatory
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*Shophahara – relieves swelling, edema, anti inflammatory
#Ama Pachana – Digestive, relieves Ama Dosha
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*Ama Pachana – Digestive, relieves Ama Dosha
#Jvarahara – useful in fever
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*Jvarahara – useful in fever
#Trushnahara – Relieves thirst
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*Trushnahara – Relieves thirst
#Chardihara – relieves vomiting
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*Chardihara – relieves vomiting
#Hrullasa – relieves nausea
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*Hrullasa – relieves nausea
#Daurgandhyahara – relieves bad breath, excess sweating
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*Daurgandhyahara – relieves bad breath, excess sweating
 
#Kushtahara – useful in skin diseases
 
#Kushtahara – useful in skin diseases
 
#Visarpahara – useful in herpes
 
#Visarpahara – useful in herpes
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*The Seed oil applied externally to relieve pain and inflammation.
 
*The Seed oil applied externally to relieve pain and inflammation.
  
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==Common name==
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* '''English''' -  Indian rose chestnut
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* '''Kannada''' - ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ
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* '''Hindi''' - नाग चम्पा
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 11:39, 6 March 2017

Nāgakesara

Mesua ferrea [1] (Sri Lankan ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, or cobra's saffron) is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers. It is native to wet, tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra, where it grows in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys. In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).


Medicinal uses

  • Bastirogahara – useful in urinary tract disorders
  • Vishahara – Anti toxic
  • Vatasrahara – useful in gout
  • Kandughna – useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
  • Shophahara – relieves swelling, edema, anti inflammatory
  • Ama Pachana – Digestive, relieves Ama Dosha
  • Jvarahara – useful in fever
  • Trushnahara – Relieves thirst
  • Chardihara – relieves vomiting
  • Hrullasa – relieves nausea
  • Daurgandhyahara – relieves bad breath, excess sweating
  1. Kushtahara – useful in skin diseases
  2. Visarpahara – useful in herpes
  3. Sheersharujahara – useful in headache
  • The Seed oil applied externally to relieve pain and inflammation.

Common name

  • English - Indian rose chestnut
  • Kannada - ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ
  • Hindi - नाग चम्पा

References