BOTANICAL NAME: Randia spinosa
FAMILY: Rubiaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Asthapanopaga, Anuvasnopaga, Phalini, Vamana dravya
Sushruta: Urdhabhagahar, Argvadhadi and Muskakadi
Bhavaprakash: Haritkyadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Emetic nut.
COMMON NAME:
Bengali: Mainaphal, Mayanaphal
Hindi: Manphal
Kannada: Mangarikai, Karigidda, Madanaphala Maggrekai, Kari, Maggare Kayi
Punjabi: Mindhal, Rara, Manphal
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
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करहाटो मरुबकः शल्यको विषपुष्पकः ||१४१||
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HABITAT: found in sub-Himalayan tracts extending eastwards in Sikkim upto 1200 m and southwards to Peninsular India.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is a large shrub or small tree with spines. Leaves are ovate, Obtuse, wrinkled, pubescent above. Flowers are White or yellow. Fruit is like small crab. Seeds are Many, black, flat and embedded in pulp.
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhur, Tikta | Laghu, Ruksa | Usna | Katu | Vamana, Lekhna | Kaphvatsamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST
DIGESTIVE EFFECT |
EFFECT
ACTION |
DOSHA
ACTION |
| Bitter,Sweet | Dryness lightness, | hot | Pungent | Kapha vata
Pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Essential oil, saponin, tannin and resin.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- To induce vomiting – In 200 ml of hot water 12 gram of Madanaphala seed powder is added and kept for 5-8 minutes. This is given to drink. If the vomiting is not induced properly, slight mustard powder or rock salt are also added.
- Eczema-Fresh root of Madanaphala is taken and rubbed well in a stone by adding lemon juice. This is applied over the lesions of eczema and other skin diseases.
- Headache- Make paste of flowers with mustard seeds. Apply it on your forehead.
- Abdominal colic – Mature fruit of emetic nut is taken and rubbed well with warm water and salt in a mortar. This fine paste is applied around the naval portion.
- Wound- The leaf decoction is used.
INDICATIONS:
Gulma Tumor, Kushtha Skin disorders, jwara Fever, Pratishyaya Cold.
USEFUL PART: Fruit
DOSAGE: 0.5 -1.0 g of the drug in powder form for decoction.
3-6 g of the drug for induction of vomiting.
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Pippalyadi Taila.