BOTANICAL NAME

MESUA FERREA

FAMILY

GUTTIFERAE

SUBSTITUTE

OCHROCARPUS LONGIFOLIUS

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Naagkeshar, Nagpushp, Champey

HINDI : Peela nagkeshar

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it is found in the Himalayas from Nepal eastwards, in North-eastern India, Deccan Peninsula and the Andaman Islands, ascending to an altitude of 1500 metres

DOSE

Churna 1 - 3 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Mammeisin, Mesuaferrone - a, Mesuafrrone - b, Mesunic acid, Mesuol, Mesuaferrol, Leucoanthocyanidin, Mesuone, Mammeigin, Mesuagin, Triterpene named guttiferol, Ferrxanthone

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)

Yavanyadi churna

Vyaghri haritki

Vyaghri taila

Vatakulantaka rasa