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NAGAKESARA

 

Botanical Name— Mesua ferrea Linn.

Family- GUTIIFERAE

 

 

Synonyms— Ahi Puspa, Ibha, Kanakăhva, Kańcanăhvaya, Kińijilkam, Kesaram, Cămpeyam, Natam, Nagam, Naga Kińjilkam, Naga Puspam, Naga renuka, PaficabhUvayam, Pińjaram,Phani pannagam, Rukmam, Suvarnam, Hema pusam.

Classification according to Caraka, Susrutha & Vagbhata

 

 

 

Susruta Samhita : Elădi, Vacădi, Anjanădi, Priyangvadi ganas

Caraka Samhita

 

Astanga Sangraha : EIädi, Vacädi, Anjanadi, Priyangvadi ganas

Asanga Hdaya : Elădi, Vacădi, Ańjanădi, Priyangvadi ganas

 

 

 

Names in different languages

 

 

Assam

Bihar

Bengali

English

 

Hindi

Kannada

Malayalam

 

Marathi


Punjabi

 

Tamil


Telugu


Oriya

Naboor

Nagkeshur

Nagesar

Iron-wood of Assam, ceylon Iron wood.

Naghas, Nogkesar

Kanchana, Nagasampige

Nagachempakam, veluttachempakam

Nagachampa


Naga kesar


Irul, Karunangu


Naga kesarălu

 

Nageshvar

 

 
 

 

 

Morphology

 
(i) Mesua ferrea Linn—


It is a medium sized tree; bark ash-coloured.

Leaves- 8- 12 by 3-4 cm. oblong-lanceolate, acute acuminate, glabrous above and glaucous beneath, petioles 6-8 mm. long. Flowers- white coloured, 2-2.5cm. deameter, axillary or terminal, stamens are numerous, golden-yellow coloured.

Fruit- 2.5-3 cm. long.Ovoiad.seed- 1-4, angular, smooth, chestnut brown in colour.

 

 

Distribution & Habitat.

eastern Himalayas, Bengel, Assam, eastern and western ghats and Andaman Islands.

(ii) Ochrotarpus longifolius Benth & Hook f—(tree)

Leaves- thickly coriaceous, 16-20 cm. by 5-6.5 cm., oblong, obtuse, glabrous, petioles 6 mm. long. Flowers- numerous, in short fascicles on tubercles from the axils of fallen leaves, orange red coloured; stamens many, sterile in female flowers

Fruit 2.5 cm. long. obliqualy ovoid, single seed.

 

 

Distribution & Habitat

Along western ghats of Konkan and Malabar area, Tamil nadu.

 

 Chemical constituents

 
(i) Mesua ferrea— Mesuol , Mesuaxanthofle B- and euxanthofle 4- a1kylcoumnu0l MammeiSin ,Mamiflegin & mesuol from seed oil (Phytochem. 1971,10,1131). mesuaferrofle glycoside- cyclohaxodione- mesuaferrol, sitosterol. Octadecatriefloic and hexadecanolic acids are present in seed oil

 
(ii) Ochrocarpus longifolius— Mammca surgia,Kosterml. 4- alkylated coumarins- Surangin A and B. Squalene, Cycloartenol, campesterol, stigmasterol and bsitosterol. Vitexjn and mesojnositol

 

Important Yogas or Formations

Kanakasava,catujataka,eladichurna,kesaradi kasayam.


Properties—


Rasa Kasäya, Tikta


Guna Rüksa,  Tiksna, Laghu


Virya - Usna/Anusna


Vipaka - Katu


Karma - Kapha- Pittahara Pramăthi, Grăhi, Paean,


Visahara, otha hara, Kandughna, Ku!haghana

Indications-. Raktaras Raktatisăra, Rakta Pradara, Kustha, Visarpa, Jvara, Chardi, Văta rakta, sopha, Văta roga, siro roga, Trsnă, Visa roga,

 

 

 

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