Botanical name : Dillenia indica Linn.
Family : Dilleniaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Bhava, Bhavya, Bhavishya, Bhavan, Vaktrashodhan, Pichchilbeeja
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Amla, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Sandpaper tree
Hindi :
Malayalam : Kudapunna, Pattipunna, Neitekku
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An evergreen large shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are 15-36 cm long, with a noticeably ridged surface with depressed veins. The flowers are large, 15-20 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous yellow stamens. The fruit is a 5-12 cm diameter aggregate of 15 carpels, each carpel containing five seeds embedded in an edible pulp.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, cardiac debility, cough and general weakness. In some part of India, its flowers are used as nagakesara.
Useful part : Fruit, Bark, Leaves, Flowers.
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