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Mesua ferrea L.

Nagakesara
Section/Chapter Herb database/Nagakesara
Botanical name(s) Mesua ferrea L.
Family Clusiaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Cobra saffron, Iron wood tree

Therapeutic usesCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Raktapitta, Vatarakta, sophahara,bastiroga.

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Nagakesara, Kesara

Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantuCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Nagapuspa(petals of nagakesara resembles hood of cobra), naga, champeya(stamens have yellow colour like that of champaka- michelia champaca flower), nagakinjalaka, kanchanahvaya(stems of nagkesara is yellow in colour)


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot(Ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (Katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Rough(Ruksha),Light(Laghu)
5 Actions (karma) Urdhvajatrugatarogahara,varnya,Kaphahara

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/32 Preparations of Trivrit Awaleha(Preparation of Trivrita in the form of linctus )
2 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/75 Virechana Prayoga

DoseCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

  • 1-3 gm of the drug in powder form

Important FormulationCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

  • Chandanabalalakshadi tail
  • Kumaryasava
  • Nagakesharadi churna


Current availability

Available India- Bengal , Assam

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Mesua%20ferrea

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