BOTANICAL NAME

GMELINA ARBOREA

FAMILY

VERBENACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Gambhari, Shriparni, Madhuparnika, Ashveta, Bhadra, Bhadraparni, Gambhari, Gandhari, Gandharya, Gopabhadrika, Grishti, Gumbhari, Hira, K sripnari, Kakodumbari, Kashmari, Kashmaryya, Kasmari, Kasmarya, Kasmaryah, Kasmaryaphala, Kasmiri, Kataphala, Katphalah, Katphalam, Krishna, Krishnaphala, Krishnavrinlaka, Krishnavrintika, Krsnavrntah, Kshirini, Kumuda, Madhubhadra, Madhumati, Madhuparnika, Madhurasa, Mahabhadra, Mahakumuda, Modini, Nandi vrksa, Pitakarohini, Pitaphala, Pitarohini, Rohini, Sadabhadra, Sarvatobhadra, Sarvatobhadrika, Shriparni, Snigdhaparni, Sriparni, Sthulatvacha, Subhadra, Sudridhatvacha, Suphala, Svarubhadra, Vataha, Vidari, Vidarini, Ambharika

HINDI : Gambhar, Kashmari, Nandivriksha, Gamari, Gambari, Gambhar, Gambhara, Gambhari, Gamhar, Gumbhar, Kambar, Kambari, Kambhar, Khammara, Khmbhari, Kumar, Kumbhar, Sewan, Jugani-chukur, Khambhar, Gumbar, Gambar, Shewan, Gumar-tek, Shivparni, Ban, Khamhar kumhar, Kunubar, Siwan, Havan, Baro-pipal

DISTRIBUTION

It is a native of Pakistan, Bhutan and India. It is an Indo-Malesian species. In India it is found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Dehra Dun, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This species is globally distributed from Brazil to Indo-Malesia. Within India, it is found almost throughout in deciduous forests particularly in Peninsular India upto an altitude of 1600 metres and in the Andaman Islands.

DOSE

Root kwath 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Gmelo furan-a, Furanosesquiterpenoid, Sesquiterpene, Cryl alcohol, Hentriacontanol-1, Gmelinol, Stigmastanol, Campesterol, Butulinol, Luteolin, Apigenin, Quercetin, Gmelanone, Gmelinol, Isoarboreol

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru

Tikt, Kashay, Madhur

Katu

Ushan

Raktbharshamak

THERAPEUTIC USES

Enhances memory

Analgesic

Hypetension

Strenght

Vigour

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Sukumar ghrita

Vayucchaya surendra taila