BOTANICAL NAME: Garcinia indica
FAMILY: Guttiferae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Phala varga, Hridya
Bhavaprakasha: Chaturamla, Panchamla, Amradi Phalavarga
ENGLISH NAME: brindle berry
COMMON NAME: Brindle berry, brindall berry, garcinia, malabar tamarind, gambooge, gorikapuli, uppagi, garcinia kola, mangosteen, oil tree
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
वृक्षाम्लं तिन्तिडीकञ्च चुक्रं स्यादम्लवृक्षकम् |
वृक्षाम्लमाममम्लोष्णं वातघ्नं कफपित्तलम् |
पक्वन्तु गुरु संग्राहि कटुकं तुवरं लघु ||१२१||
अम्लोष्णं रोचनं रूक्षं दीपनं कफवातकृत् |
तृष्णार्शोग्रहणीगुल्मशूलहृद्रोगजन्तुजित् ||१२२||
HABITAT: Western Ghats and Nilgiris
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Garcinia is a moderate sized (18–20 m) evergreen tree with an oval-shaped crown. It has separate male and bisexual trees and it is a cross-pollinated species. Flowers are solitary or in groups of 2–3 in bisexual trees and in clusters of 3–5 in male trees. Fruits are ovoid, weighing 50–180 g, and are yellow or reddish yellow at maturity. Kokam is a small slender evergreen tree growing up to 18 m tall with drooping branches that attain a pyramidal shape. It is a dioecious tree with spherical fruit each having 5–8 seeds compressed in an acid pulp.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Amla, Madhura | Rooksha, Guru | Ushna | Amla | Kaphapittahara |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Sour, sweet | Dry, heavy | Heating | Sour | Kapha and pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Garcinol, Isogarcinol, Volkensiflovone, Morelloflavone, Comboginol, CuxanthoneL-Leucine
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Vrana: It is made into ointment and applied externally.
INDICATIONS:
Arsha piles, Atisara Diarrhoea, Jantu Worm infestation
USEFUL PART: Only ripe dark red colored fruit is useful for medicinal purpose
DOSAGE: Root bark decoction 40-80ml,
Fruit syrup 10-20ml,
Seed oil 3-5 drops.
Vrikshamla Swarasa – Juice extract – 5-10 ml.
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Yavanyadi Choornam
2. Hingvadi Churna