Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Spondias pinnata
(L. f.) Kurz [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia
Introduction
Based on Ethnobotanical
surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has
documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous
publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj
Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For
complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please
visit pankajoudhia.com
For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt
331. Spondias
mangifera, Willd, h.f.b.i., ii. 42,
Roxb. 387.
Sans.- Amrataka.
Vers. —
Darakhte-moryam.
Vern. — Amra,
amara, ambodha (H.) ; Amra (B.; ; Tangrong
(Garo.) ; Katmaa
(Tarn.); Aravi mamadi (Tel.); Jangli am, am-
bada (Bomb.) ; Amra,
amara, ambodha, ambra (Hind.) ; Amra,
ambra (Beng.) ;
Amburri (Kol.) ; Amara (Assam) ; Tongrong ;
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394 INDIAN
MEDICINAL PLANTS.
adiai (Garo.) ;
Amara (Nepal) ; Kouchiling (Lepcha) ; Kat, Am-
boham (Mai. S.
P.) ; Ambuda (Uriya) ; Ambera (Kurku) ; Hamara
(Coond) ; Amra,
amurs, bohamle, amara, araabara (Kumaon),
(Bahamo) ;
Ambara (P. B.) ; Ran-amb, jungli am (Deccan) ;
Ambada,
jangli-am, ambada, amra amarab, (Bomb.) ; Ro amba,
ambada (Mar.) ;
Kat-maa, rhanamb, mariman, cbedi, katmora,
Ampullai (Tarn.)
; Puiille, kaders ambala chettupita, briksb,
amnivuru,
mamidi, amatum, adivio-mamadie toura mamidi
(Tel.) ; Amte,
ambatte mara, amate, pundi (Kan). Corre, kyoroe
(Burm) ;
.ZEmbcreella (Sing,); Darakhte-moryam (Pers.).
Habitat. —
Throughout India, from the Indus eastwards and
southwards to
Molacca and Ceylon.
A large,
glabrous, deciduous tree. Bark smooth, aromatic
grey, with short
shallow, longitudinal wrinkles. Wood soft,
light grey.
Leaves 1-1-J ft. ; petiole slender. Leaflets 3-5 pair,
quite entire,
elliptic-oblong, acuminate 2-9 by 1-4 in., shortly
petiolulate,
shining, more or less oblique ; secondary nerves
nearly straight,
10-20 pair, joined at the ends by a prominent
nerve, running
along and close to the edge of the leaf-blade.
Flowers
pentamerous, white, nearly sessile, clustered on stout
ramifications of
a sparingly-branched, terminal panicle, poly-
gamous, nearly
sessile. Calyx 5-toothed, deciduous. Petals
5, about t 1 ^
in. long, oblong, greenish white, spreading. Disk
cupular,
crenate. Stamens 10, inserted below the disk ;
filaments
subulate, shorter than the petals ; anthers versatile.
Ovary sessile,
free. Carpels 4-5 distinct in flower, coalescing
into a single
stone in the carpels. Drupe lJ-2 in. long, ovoid or
oblong, fleshy,
smooth, acid and rose- scented, yellow when
lipe. Putamen
fibrous and filled with cavities outside. Seeds
2-5, of which
only one is perfect.
Parts used. —
The fruit, bark, leaves and gum. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used
as medicine.]
Use. — The pulp
of the fruit is acid and astringent, and is
considered
useful in bilious dyspepsia (Dymock). The bark is
sometimes used
as a refrigerant medicine (T. N. Mukerji).
It is also
useful in dysentery ; and the juice of the leaves is
used for
ear-ache (Atkinson).
N. 0. CORIARLE.
395
The fruit is an
useful antiscorbutic. The gum, in the form
of mucilage, is
a useful adjunct to other medicines for the pur-
pose of
suspending heavy powders, etc. The pulp, when boiled,
has a faint rosy
smell.
[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Spondias
roots are added as octonart ingredient in over 10000 Traditional Herbal
Formulations, Leaves are added in over 6000 Traditional Herbal Formulations as
Secondary ingredient, Bark is added in over 7000 Traditional Herbal
Formulations as Nonary ingredients, Fruits are added in over 7000 Traditional
Herbal Formulations as Tertiary ingredient. I have documented much information
about medicinal uses of this species. Many Indian research organisations are
working to validate these Traditional Formulations. Please see Tables Spond-1
to Spond-100 for details.]
E-documents on
Spondias
Citation
Oudhia, Pankaj (2013).
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com
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