MADANAPHALA

  1. Botanical name : Randia dumetorum Linn.
  2. Family : Rubiaceae
  3. Tamil : Marukalam
  4. Hindi : Mainaphala
  5. Malayalam : Malankara
  6. English : Emetic Nut
  7. Habit : A large deciduous thorny shrub which grows up to 5 metres of height. Leaves are simple, obovate, wrinkled, shiny and pubescent. Flowers are white, solitary and having honey like fragrance seen at the end of short branches.
  8. Distribution : Found in Tropical and Sub tropical forests of India.
  9. Useful part : Seeds, Fruit
  10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta, Madhura, Katu, Kasaya
    • Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
    • Veerya : Usna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Vamaka, Lekhana, Kustaghana, Jwarahara, Sophahara
  11. Indications : Kusta, Swasa, Jwara, Sotha, Anaha, Gulma
  12. Dose : Chikitasarta- 500mg to 2 gm, Vamanartha- 3 to 6 gm
  13. Formulations : Madanadi churna, Madanaphaladi varti