BOTANICAL NAME: Myrica esculenta Buch
FAMILY: Myricaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION
Charaka- Vedanasthapana, Shukra sodhana, Sandhaniya
Shushruta- Lodharadi,Surasadi gana
Bhavapraksha- Haritakyadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Bay berry
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Kayaphal
Bengali: Kayachal
Gujarati: Kayaphal
Kannada: Kirishivani
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
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HABITAT: Dioecious, evergreen, small or moderate sized tree
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
Fruit – A drupe, ellipsoid or ovoid, 0.7-1.0 cm long, 0.5-0.7 cm wide, dark brown,
surface tubercle, very hard; taste, sourish sweet. Seeds are Ovoid, 0.6 cm long, 0.3 cm wide, surface very smooth, light brown; taste, oily.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERSTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu,
Tikta, Kashya |
Laghu,
Tikshna |
Ushna | Katu | Shukra shodhan | Kapha-vatahar |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETIC:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent
Bitter Astringent |
Light
Sharp |
Hot | Pungent | Cleansing of semen | Pacifying vatta and kapha |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Waxy Material, Myricnol, Aproanthocyanidin.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Shiroroga- katphala nasya is indicated in shiroroga.
- Oral ulcers- Decoction of the bark of katphala is used for gargling
- Skin diseases- Paste from bark of katphala is applied locally.
- Intestinal worms and Diabetes- Decoction of bark of the tree is given in dose of 30-40 ml.
- Indigestion- The powder of bark of katphala in a dose of 3-5 gm is mixed with a glass of buttermilk and consumed.
INDICATIONS
Gulma Tumors of abdomen, Meha Diabetes, Jvara Fever, Mukha Roga Oral disorders, Kasa Cough, Swasa Asthma.
USEFUL PART: Fruit, bark
DOSAGE: 3-5gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Irimedadi taila
2. Baila taila
3. Brhatphala Ghrta