Kadamba

BOTANICAL NAME: Anthocephalus cadamba

FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION

Charaka- Vedanasthapana, Shukrasthapan, Vamanopaga.

Shushruta- Nyagrodhadi gana, Rodradi gana.

Bhavaprakasha- Pushpa varga.

 

ENGLISH NAME: Wild Cinchona

COMMON NAME:

Hindi- Kadam

Bengali- Kadamb

Kannada- Kadaba, Kadavala

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

कदम्बः प्रियको नीपो वृत्तपुष्पो हलिप्रियः |

कदम्बो मधुरः शीतः कषायो लवणो गुरुः |

सरो विष्टम्भकृद्रूक्षः कफस्तन्यानिलप्रदः ||२८||

कदम्बो मधुरः शीतः कषायो लवणो गुरुः |

सरो विष्टम्भकृद्रूक्षः कफस्तन्यानिलप्रदः ||२८||

HABITAT:

Assam, Bengal, southwards to Andhra Pradesh and western ghats

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

A medium sized tree attaining 2 m girth and abt 18mt. height. Leaves are elliptic, oblong or ovate, leaf tip- acute or shortly acuminate. Flowers are small orange or yellow, terminal and solitary inflorescence. Fruits are 5-6.3cm, globose pseudocarp, yellow when ripened

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

The dried bark contains alkaloids, steroids, reducing sugars and also tannins

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Swelling and pain reliever-The paste of the leaves of kadamba are tied over the wound or area affected with localized pain and swelling.
• Mouth ulcers and inflammation of the gums-The decoction of the bark is used for gargling.
• Nausea and vomiting- The powder of the bark of the tree is given with sugar candy in a dose of 5-6gm.
• Stem -Antidiuretic, anthelmintic, hypoglycaemic.
• Fruit—cooling; anticatharrhal, blood purifier, analgesic.

INDICATIONS

Grahi Absorbant useful in diarrhea, Shukravardhana Aphrodsiac, Visha Toxic conditions.

USEFUL PART: Bark, Fruit

DOSAGE: Bark Powder- 3-6 gm, Fruit extract- 10-20ml

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

Nayagrodhadi tail