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NAGKESHAR
Botanical Name :
Mesua ferrea
Family Name:
Clusiaceae
Part Used:
FLOWER, SEED
Origin of Herbs:
It is a small
to medium-sized evergreen tree up to 13 m
tall, often buttressed at the base with a
trunk up to 90 cm in diameter. It has
simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves
7-15 cm long, with a whitish underside; the
emerging young leaves are red to yellowish
pink and drooping. The flowers are 4-7.5 cm
diameter, with four white petals and a
centre of numerous yellow stamens.
The
flowers are acrid, anodyne, digestive,
constipating, stomachic. It is used for
railroad ties and structural timber. They
are useful in conditions like asthma,
leprosy, cough, fever, vomiting, impotency.
The seed oil is considered to be very useful
in conditions like Vata and skin diseases.
Healing power:
The leaves are applied to the head in the
form of a poultice for severe colds.
The seed oil
is considered to be very useful in
conditions like Vata and skin diseases.
The root of this herb is often used as an
antidote for snake poison. The dried flowers
are used for bleeding hemorrhoids and
dysentery with mucus. Fresh flowers are also
prescribed for excessive thirst, excessive
perspiration, cough and for indigestion.
Piles:
Powder of flower buds of
Nagkesar in a dose of 3-6 gms, if taken with
butter or sweet less curd , it immediately
checks bleeding & pain .
Digestive Disorder:
Powder of Nagkesar If taken with water Sweetend with sugar relieves
abdominal colic, aids digestion.
According to Ayurvedic principles Nagkesar augments digestive “fire”
(Agni).
Other use:
In a study of, the plant to
assess its putative sex-steroidal activity, no oestrogenic or
progestational activity was found. Its use in menorrhagia may he due
to its action on capillaries. Oil is used to treat skin diseases and
its local application is also recommended in rheumatism.
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Nagkeshar:
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