Basonym of Drug
Nagakesara
Main Synonym
- Nagapushpa
- Naga
- Keshar
- Champeya
- Nagakinjalaka
- Kanchanahvaya
- Kinjilikam
- Natam
- Nagarenuka
- Suvarna
- Hemapushpa
Regional Name
- Bengali: Nageshvara
- Gujarati: Pilu Nagakeshara
- Hindi: Pila Nagakeshar
- Kannada: Nagsampige
- Tamil: Cheru Nagapu
- Telugu: Nagakesaramu
- English: Cobra's Saffron
Botanical Name
Mesua ferra Linn
Family
Guttifarae
External Morphology
A small tree
Useful Parts
- Stamens
- Leaves
Important Phytoconstituent
- Mesuol
- Mameisin
- Mammegin
- Mesuaferrol
- Mesuon
- Mesuarin
- Beta-sitosterol
Rasa Panchak
- Rasa: Kashaya, Tikta
- Guna: Laghu, Ruksha
- Virya: Ushna
- Vipaka: Katu
Action
- Kaphapittahara
Therapeutic Indication
- Grahi (Reduces excessive secretions)
- Pachana (Digestive)
- Kandughna (Useful in itching)
- Kusthaghna (Useful in skin disorders)
- Krimighna (Anti-helminthic)
- Shoolahara (Pain reliever)
- Lekhna (Scrapping of excessive fat)
- Atisarahara (Anti-diarrheal)
- Arshoghna (Anti-haemorrhoidal)
Therapeutic Uses
- Sweta Pradara: Nagakesara powder with buttermilk/rice gruel is beneficial in leucorrhea.
- Atisara: Nagakesara churna with rock sugar is beneficial in bleeding diarrhea.
- Raktarsha: Powder with butter and rock sugar is beneficial in bleeding piles.
Dose
- Powder - 0.5-1 gm
Formulations
- Kesharadi Kashaya
- Eladi Churna
- Chaturbija
- Kanakaristha
Adverse Effect
Not Known