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     FOREVER Nagkeshar

Mesua ferrea
 

Sanskrit

:

Nagkeshar

English

:

Mesua

Latin name

:

Mesua ferrea

Family

:

Clusiaceae

 

Ayurvedic Pharmacodynamic properties

Rasa

:

Kashaya (astringent), Tikta (bitter)

Guna

:

Laghu (light), Ruksha (dry)

Virya

:

Ushna (hot)

Vipaka

:

Katu (pungent)

Doshakarma

:

Kapha-pittashamak (alleviate K and P Dosha))

Useful parts

:

Punkeshar (stamen)

Medicinal uses

:

It has astringent, digestant, ant poisonous, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and anthelmintic activity. It is used in fever, itching, nausea, leprosy, skin disorders, erysipelas, bleeding piles, metrorrhagea, menorrhagea, excessive thirst, and sweating.

Dose

:

Churna (powder) 1-3 gm.

Important formulations

:

Nagkeshar Churna, Pushyanuga Churna

 

Uses as home remedy:

  1. In beeding piles, it should be used in the dose of 3 gm along with Mishri.
  2. Its oil should be use externally to cure skin disorders.
  3. Its paste or dusting of its powder is very effective to get relief from excessive sweating.

Summary:

The essential oil has antimicrobial and anthelmintic activity. Others have shown anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity. Recently it has been shown that calophyllolide is effective in reducing the increased capillary permeability induced in mice by iiistamine, 5-HT and bradykinin. Main use of stamen has been described for controlling bleeding in menorrhagia and piles.
In a study of, the plant to assess its putative sex-steroidal activity, no oestrogenic or progestational activity was found. Its use in menorrhagia may he due to its action on capillaries. Oil is used to treat skin diseases and its local application is also recommended in rheumatism. The plant has been widely used in India.

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