MADHUKA

1. Botanical name : Madhuca longifolia
2. Family : Sapotaceae
3. Tamil : Illupai
4. Hindi : Mahua
5. Malayalam : Ilupa
6. English : Butter tree
7. Habit : Large deciduous tree, short stout trunk, grey/black bark, flowers-dense fascicles
8. Distribution : Throughout India upto 4000 ft. altitude
9. Useful Part : Flowers, Bark, Seed Oil
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
    • Guna : Guru, Snigdha
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Vatapitta shamaka, Brimhana, Sukrala
11. Indications : Raktapitta, vatavyadhi, trshna, daha, bhrama, shiro roga
12. Dose :  Swarasa 10-20 ml, Bark decoction  50-100 ml
13. Formulations : Madhukasava, Nyagrodhadi choorna.

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FRUIT

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