Botanical Name: Melia azedarach Linn.
Family: Meliaceae
Introduction:
It is mainly using in folk for nervous disorder.
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Persian lilac, pride of china, pride of India |
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| Hindi | Bakayan, mahanimb |
| Kannada | Turakabevu, huccabevu, bettadab |
| Malayalam | Malaveppu, valiyaveppu |
| Sanskrit | Mahanimbah |
| Tamil | Malaivempu, malaiveppam |
| Telugu | kondavepa |
| Unani | Bakaayan |
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Synonyms
Mahaanimba, Ramyaka, Dreka
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
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| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
A medium sized tree grows 8-10 m height.
Leaves – compound, tripinate, serrate –opposite
Flowers – lilac, aromatic
Fruit – drupe, globose
Distribution & Habitat
All over India
Chemical constituents:
Bakayanin, lactone, bakalactone, rutin, tetranortriterpenoids, salanin , vilasinin
containmelianoninol, melianol, melianone, meliandiol, vanillin , vanillic acid
Properties:
RASA-tiktha,kashaya
GUNA-laghu
VIRYA-ushna
VIPAKA-katu
Karma –
Vishaghna, chardighna, grahi, kushtaghnam,
febrifuge, sedative, emmenagogue, antirheumatic, insecticidal
Srotogamitva:
Dosha : vatha hara
Dhatu :raktha
Mala :mutrala
Organ : intestine
Indication:
Krimi,gulma, hridya vyadha, sitha pitha, daham, visam
skin diseases, fever, splenopathy, cephalgia, nausea, emesis, asthma, gastroenteritis, giddiness, vertigo, filaria .
Part used:
Root, leaves, flowers
Dosage:
2-4 g
Therapeutic Uses:
- Leaf decoction useful in malarial fever.
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