Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Myrsine africana L. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Myrsine africana L. [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
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716. Myrsine afrieana, Linn, h.f.b.l, hi. 511.
Vern. : — Bebrang, kakhum, kokhuri, gngul, bandaru, atuljan
(Pb.) ; Guvaini, Pahari cha, Chapra (U. P.)
Habitat: — Himalaya, from Kashmir and the Salt Range to
Nepal.
A small, evergreen, pubescent shrub, sometimes soft. Bark
thin, dark-brown, with large lenticels. Wood light-brown,
moderately hard. Bractlets and petioles
ferruginous-pubescent.
Leaves nearly sessile, lanceolate, f-lin., sharply toothed,
midrib
prominent. Flowers nearly sessile, small in axillary
fascicles ;
in clusters of 3-8, less than ^in. diam. Calyx and Corolla
4-lobed,
5-merous. Stamens 4. Anthers exceeding corolla, style short ;
stigma capitate, covered with minute protuberances. Berry
dotted with red glands, usually solitary, smooth, says
Kanjilal ;
T V n - diam., swelling when full ripe. Berry, says Clarke,
i-g-in.
diam. ; style branches 2-4, spathulate.
742 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.
Use : — Fruit used as an anthelmintic (especially for tape-
worm), sold under the name of Bebrang, and often used as a
substitute for that of Samara Ribes (Stewart).
[Pankaj
Oudhia’s Comment: In treatment of different types of skin diseases Myrsine
fruits are used both internally as well as externally. I have collected
information about over 18000 Formulations in which fruits are added as tertiary
ingredient. In over 15000 Formulations roots are added as nonary ingredient.
These Formulations are used for bone and blood related diseases. All parts are
added as single remedy and as quinary ingredient in over 10000 Formulations.
Please see Tables Myrsine-1 to Myrsine-88 for details.]
It is also laxative in dropsy and colic. The gum of this
plant is a warm remedy for dysmenorrhea (Balfour).
Continued use is said to produce a high-colored state of
urine.
E-documents on Myrsine
Citation
Oudhia, Pankaj (2013).
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Myrsine
africana L.
[Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com
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