A very common name particularly in the Bengali community. Many people also
named after this plant. It is having some wonderful health benefits.
Ø Mimusops
elengi
Other Names;
Bakul, Madhugandha, Chirapuspa,
Sthirapuspa, Moulsiri, Boalsari, Bagulam, Pagadamanu, Elangi, Gokul, Basuk, Buk
Parts Used
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Bark,
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Fruit,
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Flower
Interesting
Facts
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An evergreen plant
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It can be approx. 50ft tall
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Flowers comes in the April or May
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Fruits can seen during the rainy season.
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Flowers used for ornamental garlands
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It was well mentioned by Bhavapraksh Mishra in his classis
“Bhavaprakash”
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It can seen all over India. However, naturally it grows more in Western
Ghats and Andaman Nikobar islands.
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Many people from Bengali race are named after this plant.
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Due to toughness, the wood is used for making luxurious
products.
Medicinal Properties
& Uses
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It is useful in acidity
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It is useful in bleeding disorders.
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It’s flowers are very good cardio tonic
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It is good for uterine abnormal discharges
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It is good for bulky of uterus
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It is good for local application in case of minor bleeding
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It is good for the swelling of Urinary bladder
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It is good for the abnormal discharge of balder and
urethra
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It is used as antidote
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It is very much beneficial in general tonic
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It is good for people suffering from Fever
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It is good for treatment of headache
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It is good for the diseases of brain
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It is good for making of homemade mouth wash
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It is good for infected tooth roots
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It can used for cleaning teeth (As it was common practice in India
to use the plant stems as tooth brush)
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It makes the tooth strong and gums healthy
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It is good for the treatment of dysentery
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It is good for the treatment of Diarrhoea
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It is good for uterine bleeding disorders
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It is good for Leucorrhoea
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It is good for dysmenorrhoea
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It is good for the treatment of worms
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It is good for the treatment of diabetes
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Used in UTI
Preparations
Ø Bakul Puspa
Churna
Ø Bakuladhya
tail(Oil)
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