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Madhuca indica L.
Common name: Mahula
Botanical name: Madhuca indica L.
Family: Sapotaceae
Vernacular name(s)
Hindi: Mahua
Bengoli: Mahwa
Telgu: Ippa chettu
Distribution
Widely distributed in India Myanmar
Botany of Madhuca indica L.
It is a large deciduous tree reaching 20 meters in height with a spreading crown. Large or moderate –sized tree; bark brown, nearly smooth; branchlets pubescent or tomentose. Leaves clustered near the ends of the branches, elliptic, elliptic-oblong or ovate. Flowers cream, fleshy. Calyx-lobes ovate. Corolla-tube ovoid. Stamens subsessile. Berry
Medicinal value(s)
The distilled juice of the flower is considered a tonic, both nutritional and cooling and also in treatment of helminthes, acute and chronic tonsillitis, as well as bronchitis. The leaves are applied as a poultice to relieve eczema. The aerial parts are used for treatment of inflammation. The bark is a good remedy for itch, swelling, fractures and Snake-bite poisoning, internally employed in diabetes mellitus. Flowers are regarded as cooling tonic and demulcent and are used in coughs, colds and bronchitis.
Chemical compounds
The main important phytochemicals are sapogenins, triterpenoids, steroids, saponins, flavonoids and glycosides
Common use(s)
- Mahua seeds are of economic importance as they are good source of edible fats.
- Its bark is used to cure leprosy and wounds. Its flowers are prepared to relieve coughs and heart-trouble while its fruits are given in cases of blood diseases.
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