Mimusops elengi L. - Spanish cherry
Mimusops elengi L. - Spanish cherry
Mimusops elengi L. - Spanish cherry
Mimusops elengi L. - Spanish cherry
MT122 : Mimusops elengi L.
| Plant Category | : | Tree |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | |
| Plant Common Name | : | Spanish cherry • Hindi: Maulsari • Urdu: Kirakuli • Manipuri: Bokul lei • Tamil: Magizhamboo • Malayalam: Ilanni • Bengali: Bakul • Marathi: Bakuli • Konkani: Omval • Kannada: Ranjal • Gujarati: Barsoli • Nepali: Maulasari, Lankaasaani, Vakul Pushpa |
| Plant Family | : | SAPOTACEAE |
| Description | : | a lovely green small tree of the Indian subcontinent. With its small shiny, thick, narrow, pointed leaves, straight trunk and spreading branches, it is a prized oranamental specimen because it provides a dense shade and during the months from March to July fills the night air with the delicious heady aroma of its tiny cream colored flowers. Flowers are small, star-shaped, yellowish white in color, with a crown rising from the center. Oval leaves, wavy at margin, about 5-16 cm and 3-7 cm wide. In the morning the fragrant flowers which so graciously scented their surroundings with their deep, rich, fragrance during the evening hours, fall to the ground. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The bark is astringent, bitter and tonic. It is used in the treatment of Diarrhea and dysentery. A decoction of the bark, sometimes mixed with the flowers, is used as a gargle to treat gum inflammation, toothache etc. It is also used to treat gonorrhea, snake bites, fevers, wounds, scabies and eczema. The leaves are used to treat headache, toothache, wounds and sore eyes, and are smoked to cure infections of the nose and mouth. The flowers have been used as a remedy against Diarrhea. The young fruits have been employed in a gargle for treating sprue. The pounded seeds are used to cure obstinate constipation. Various parts of the tree have medicinal properties. It is used in the treatment and maintenance of oral hygiene. Rinsing mouth with water solution made with bakul helps in strengthening the teeth. It also prevents bad breath and helps keep the gums healthy. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: beta-carotene; Betulic acid; Daucosterol; galactitol; HENTRIACONTANE; Mimuscopic acid; Mimusopsic acid; quercetin; Sasanquol; Taraxerol; Taraxerone; Ursolic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Quercetin; Ursolic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : ~ Omesh Bajpai, Jitendra Pandey and Lal Babu Chaudhary; "Ethnomedicinal Uses of Tree Species by Tharu Tribes in the Himalayan Terai Region of India"; Research Journal of Medicinal Plant (2016); 10(1): 19-41 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Dilleniidae |
| Order | : Ebenales |
| Family | : Sapotaceae - Sapodilla family |
| Genus | : Mimusops L. - mimusops |
| Species | : Mimusops elengi L. - Spanish cherry |