Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Kydia calycina Roxb. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Kydia calycina Roxb. [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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For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt
174. Kydia calycina, Roxb. h.f.b.i., i. 348 ;
Roxb. 521.
Vern. :— Pola, pula, pulipatha, potari, choupultea (H.) ;
Baranga, bhotti. (C.P.) Kubinde (Nepal.) ; Potri, pandini,
podda,
kunji (Tel.); Boldobak (Garo) ; Vdranga, varangada, ivarung,
moti, potari (Bomb.) ; bittia gonyer, pata dhamin (Kol) ;
Poshka
olat, (Santal.) ; Derki (Karwarj ; sedangtaglar (Lepcha) ;
kopa-
sia (Uirya) ; Pulli, pula, pola (Pb.) ; -Bendi, bende-naru,
bellaka
(Kan.) ; Baruk, bosha, kunji (Gond.) nihoty Lirwani (Guj.).
Habitat :— Tropical regions of the Himalaya, from Kumaon
eastward, and throughout the Western ghats. Dun and Saha-
ranpur gardens. Burma.
A moderate-sized, deciduous tree or large shrub. Bark grey,
exfoliating in large strips, rough, with large white specks
on
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]94 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.
branches. Young parts covered with grey stellate hairs.
Leaves
downy beneath, 4-6 in. by 3 in. diam., rounded, cordate, pal-
mately 5-7-nervecl, more or less lobed, midlobe longest,
glabrous
above or with thinly scattered hairs, closely felted beneath
;
petiole 1-2 in. Flowers numerous, white or pink, |-f in.
across,
polygamous, generally dioecious, in much-branched axillary or
terminal panicles. Bracteoles 4-6, oblong, spathulate, downy,
nearly as long as the Calyx ; Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed,
seg-
ments ovate, acute, accrescent and spreading in fruit, Petals
clawed, adnate to the staminal-tube, longer than the Clayx,
obcordate. Stamens monadelphous, the tube shorter than the
petals and split halfway into 5 segments, each bearing at the
apex 3-5 sessile anthers. Capsule subglobose.. 3-valved.
Seeds
reniform, furrowed.
Use : — Among the Santals, the leaves are pounded and
made into a paste and applied to the body for pains. They
are also chewed, when there is a deficiency of saliva, (Revd.
A.
Campbell.)
[Pankaj
Oudhia’s Comment: All parts of Kydia are used as medicine. Through
Ethnobotanical surveys I have collected information about over 25000 Herbal
Formulations in which Kydia roots are used as tertiary ingredient. In over
18000 Formulations Kydia bark is used as nonary ingredient. In over 8000
Formulations Kydia leaves are used as senary ingredient. The expert Traditional
Healers are well aware of management of Kydia excess, overdose and toxicity.
Please see Tables Kydia-1 to Kydia-150 for details.]
E-documents on Kydia
Citation
Oudhia, Pankaj (2013).
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Kydia
calycina Roxb.
[Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com
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