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Mesua ferrea <ref name="Mesua ferrea"/>  (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).
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Mesua ferrea 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).
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|urinary tract disorders}}, {{Uses|gout}}, {{Uses|pruritis}}, {{Uses|swelling}}, {{Uses|edema}}, {{Uses|anti inflammatory}}, {{Uses|indgestion}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|thirst}}
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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== Medicinal uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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*Bastirogahara – useful in urinary tract disorders
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==Common names==
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*Vishahara – Anti toxic
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=Naagalingam|te=|hi=Nagalinga Tope gola|en=Cannon Ball Tree}}
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*Vatasrahara – useful in gout
 
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*Kandughna – useful in relieving pruritis (excessive itching)
 
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*Shophahara – relieves swelling, edema, anti inflammatory
 
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*Ama Pachana – Digestive, relieves Ama Dosha
 
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*Jvarahara – useful in fever
 
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*Trushnahara – Relieves thirst
 
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*Chardihara – relieves vomiting
 
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*Hrullasa – relieves nausea
 
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*Daurgandhyahara – relieves bad breath, excess sweating
 
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#Kushtahara – useful in skin diseases
 
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#Visarpahara – useful in herpes
 
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#Sheersharujahara – useful in headache
 
  
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*The Seed oil applied externally to relieve pain and inflammation.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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* '''English''' -  Indian rose chestnut
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==Habit==
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* '''Kannada''' - ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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* '''Hindi''' - नाग चम्पा
 
  
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== References ==
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|5-20|Flowers fragrant white, large and solitary or in clusters}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|ovoid|7–10 mm|fruits ovoid with persistent calyx| dark brown with oily and fleshy cotyledons|1-4}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|mountains of Eastern Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|East Bengal}}, {{Commonly seen|Assam}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
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<ref name="Mesua ferrea">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesua_ferrea "wikipedia"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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</references>
 
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-nagkesarmesua/336/ "plant description"]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/292_pdf.pdf http://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/292_pdf.pdf]
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* [https://www.naturepowertec.in/2018/03/cannonball-tree-naga-pushpa-or.html Cannonball tree naga pushpa or nagalingam flower and fruits]
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* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-uses-of-nagkesarmesua/336/ Medicinal Uses of Nagkesar/Mesua ]
 
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Revision as of 18:26, 24 May 2018

Nāgakesara

Mesua ferrea 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).

Uses

urinary tract disorders, gout, pruritis, swelling, edema, anti inflammatory, indgestion, fever, thirst

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Nagalinga Tope gola
Malayalam
Tamil Naagalingam
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Cannon Ball Tree


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple lanceolate The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white 5-20 Flowers fragrant white, large and solitary or in clusters

Fruit

{{Fruit|ovoid|7–10 mm|fruits ovoid with persistent calyx| dark brown with oily and fleshy cotyledons|1-4}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

mountains of Eastern Himalayas, East Bengal, Assam.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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