Botanical name : Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family : Moringaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Sigru, Sobhanjana, Akshiva, Mochaka, Teekshnaganda
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha, Teekshna, Sara
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Drumstick tree
Hindi : Senchan, Sahijan, Mungana
Malayalam : Muringa, Moringa
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild, also cultivated.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized, weak stemmed tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Leaves tripinnate, with slender rachis, leaflets elliptic-obovate, many, flowers white in axillary panicles; fruits long pods, dark green, 9 ribbed, triangular, contain triangular, winged seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, pain, swelling, inflammation, fever, colic, worms, renal calculi, cough, asthma, jaundice, epilepsy, abscess, splenomegaly and sexual weakness.
Useful part : Root, Bark, Seeds, Leaves.
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