BOTANICAL NAME

MAMMEA LONGIFOLIA

FAMILY

GUTTIFERAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Surpunnag, Nameru, Surparnika

HINDI : Ll nagkeshar

DISTRIBUTION

This species is endemic to India occuring in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu upto an altitude of 600 metres

DOSE

Not available

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Not available

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Kashay, Tikt

Katu

Ushan

Rakta-stambhan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Tridosh-shamak

Blood purifier

Skin disorders

Anti-pyretic

Excrees out toxins

Excess sweating

Abdominl disorders

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available