Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Calysaccion longifolium Wight [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Calysaccion longifolium Wight [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

131. Ochrocarpus longifolius, Benth. and

Hook., h.f.b.i., i. 270.

Syn. : — Calysaccion longifolium, Wight.

Nagakesaram-pushpam (Sans.)

Vern. :— Nag-kesar-ke-phul (the flowers), (Hind.) ; Nagesarer-

phul (the flowers), (Beng.^i ; Surangi, tarn bra nagkesar (Bomb.) ;

150 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.

Ran uhdi, sweet, i.e.. godi imdi, mid (Koncan) ; Punnag, suringi

(Alar.); Rati-nag-kesar (Guz.) ; Nagap-pu, nagashap-pu,

nagesar-pu, the flowers), (Tarn); Sura-poona (Tel); Wanai,

laringi (male), piine female', suringi. gardundi (Kan.); Seraya

(Malay. ,

Habitat : — Forests of the Western Peninsula, from Canara

to the Concan.

A large evergreen tree, young branches terete, youngest

1-gonous — " Bark reddish-brown, Jin. thick, exuding a red gum.

Wood red., hard, close and even-grained. Pores moderately

broad, very numerous, the distance between them equal to or

less than, the diameter of the pores. Annual rings marked by

a dark line. Lines of soft texture numerous, but indistinct.

Numerous resin-ducts in radial long cells, which appear as

shining lines on a horizontal, and black points on a vertical

section 5 " (Gamble). Leaves 5-9 by 2~2iHn., thickly coriaceous,

dark green, base rounded, mid-rib stout, prominent, veins few,

indistinct, very slender, united by innumerable venules, which

give the dried leaf a very beautifully lacunose appearance ;

petiole short, stout, Jin. Flower-buds globose, used to dye

silk. Flowers highly fragrant, in dense fascicles. Male

and bisexual, fin. diam., on nodes clothed with subulate brac-

teoles in the axils of fallen leaves, or on the old wood. Pedicels

1 in. slender. Calyx bursting in 2 valves, reflected during the

flowering. Petals 4, acute, thin, deciduous, white, tinged

yellowish red, almost orange. Stamens many ; Style subulate,

Sitgma broad, discoid. Fruit obliquely ovoid, pointed, 1 in.

long, tipped by the hard pointed style, stipitate, L-seeded.

:; Flowers often hermaphrodite, and used for dying silk"

(Beddome). Flowering time January, to March, in the Konkan

forests.

Part used : —The flower-buds. Fruit edible, when ripe,

sweet, refreshing. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine.]

Uses : — The flower-buds possess astringent and aromatic

properties, and are sometimes prescribed medicinally (Dymock.)

The flowers are stimulant and carminative. They are use-

ful in some forms of dyspepsia and in haemorrhoids. (Moodeen

Sheriff.)

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Through Ethnobotanical surveys I have collected information about over 25000 Herbal Formulations in which Calysaccion flowers and flower buds are added as secondary, tertiary and quinary ingredients. The ancient as well as modern literature talks nothing about medicinal properties and uses of its roots. In Indian Traditional Healing roots are used as quaternary and nonary ingredients. I have collected information about over 18000 Formulations in which roots are used. These Formulations are used mainly for neurological disorders. In over 9000 Formulations Calysaccion bark is added as octonary ingredient. Please see Tables Calysaccion-1 to Calysaccion-250 for details.]

Citation

Oudhia, Pankaj (2013). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Calysaccion longifolium Wight [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com