The plant with many herbal and therapeutic uses
Part Used: FRUITS/SEEDS Botanical Name: Name: Celast Celastrus rus panicu paniculat latus us English Name: Name: Staff tree Sanskrit / Indian Name: Name: MalKangani / Jyotishmati Part Used: FRUITS/SEEDS Botanical Name: Name: Celast Celastrus rus panicu paniculat latus us English Name: Name: Staff tree Sanskrit / Indian Name: Name: Malkangni / Jyotishmati
Malkangni Malkangni – the herb with many many uses
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Malkangni Malkangni – the herb herb with many many uses
Introduction: Malkangani (Hindi:
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Jyotishmati Jyotishmati / Malkangani - Staff-tree Staff-tree (Celastrus (Celastrus paniculatus) paniculatus) Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family) Celastrus paniculatus See-LAS-trus See-LAS-trus - comes from the the ancient ancient Greek Greek kelastros kelastros,, the name name of another tree. Pan-ick Pan-ick-yoo -yoo-LAY -LAY-tu -tus s or pan-ick pan-ick-yo -yoo-L o-LAHAH-tus tus - refers refers to the flower flower cluste clusters rs (panicles). It is commonly known as: black-oil plant, celastrus, oriental bittersweet, intellect tree, staff tree. In different regional languages it is known differently:1. Bengali: kijri, malkangani 2. Gujarati: માલકંગના ગના malkangana 3. Hindi:
मालकंगनी गनी malkangani
4. Kannada: ಭವಮ bhavamga, ೊಉ
ಷ jotishmati, ಕ
ೂ ೆ
ಗ
ೆ kariganne, ೕ
kougilu kougilu ಲು ಲು
माळकांगोणी गोणी malkangoni Marathi: कांग ग ु णी णी kanguni, माळकांगोणी गोणी malkangoni
5. Konkani: 6.
7. Oriya: korsana, pengu 8. Sanskrit: अलवण alavan, 9. Tamil: வ
10. Telugu: 11. Urdu: ﻧ ﻲ
வ
ட
यो यो तषम jyotishmati, त क ुग kangu
kuvarikuntal,
ம
ண
க
mannai-k-katti,
valuluvai வ ాసర
kasara-tige, మ malkanguni ﻣ ﺎ ﮐ لﮕ ﻧ
maneru ర
Native to: India, China, Sri Lanka, and south-east Asia Celastrus paniculatus is a shrub used in Ayurdevic medicine in India. Various Various properties properties are attributed attributed to the aerial aerial parts of the plant, but we will Taoshobuddha Healing and Meditation Series
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Malkangni Malkangni – the herb herb with many many uses deal here primarily with the seeds and the oil expressed from them. Celastrus paniculatus oil is cold-pressed raw herbal oil expressed from the Malkangni/Intellect Tree seeds of Celastrus panuculatis, a shrub native to India. While Celastrus Celastrus oil has been used in India for centuries centuries it is only within the past few years that it has started to become known outside of Ayurvedic medicine, the traditional medicinal practice of India. 1. The oil is used used to increase increase memory memory and facilita facilitate te learning. learning. 2. It induces a feeling feeling of well-being well-being and has reporte reported d aphrodisiac aphrodisiac effects. effects. The oil in its raw state has a shelf life of 2 years if kept in a cool and dark place such as a refrigerator. When put into softgels the shelf life can be expected expected to be much longer, longer, on the order order of four years if kept in a dark and refrigerated state. Oil Chemical Composition: The oil contains protein, carbohydrates (less than 1 calorie per dose), fats (saturated fats: .022 of 1%, polyunsaturated fats: .035 of 1%, monounsaturated fats: .032 of 1%) Vitamin C, Sodium, Potassium, ash, Calcium, Iron, and Sesqiterpene polyesters. Uses of Malkangni: 1. Celastrus Celastrus panicula paniculata ta is a treasured treasured medicin medicinal al herb herb that that is revered revered for for its effects on the brain and has been used for centuries in Ayurveda for sharpening the memory, increasing intellect, and improving concentration. 2. The seed oil oil is used for massage massage with great great benefit, benefit, especiall especially y in vata diseases like sciatica, lumbago, paralysis, arthritis and facial palsy. 3. The seed seed oil is useful to hasten hasten the the healing healing in nonhealing wounds and ulcers. 4. Essential for acne, boils, eczema and hair loss. 5. Excellent pain reliever Relieves pain Taoshobuddha Healing and Meditation Series
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Malkangni Malkangni – the herb herb with many many uses The seed oil is extremely beneficial as a sirovirecana cleansing nasal therapy, wherein the drops instilled into nostrils, ward off mucous secretions in colds and cough. Habitat: It grows grows almost all over India, India, up up to attitude attitude of of 1,800 meter meter Specially Specially Punjab, Kashmir Kashmir etc. etc. hilly state. state. It is also found SriLanka, SriLanka, Malaya Malaya deep and Philippines. Globally the species occurs in the tropical and subtropical regions of India, Myanmar (earlier Burma), China, Malaysia, SriLanka and Philippines Philippines and also in in North North America. America. Within Within India, India, it occurs occurs in Andhra Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The leaf and seed of Jyotismati is used in the form of powder and oil to treat udara roga, wound, sidhma, drowsiness in fever and amenorrhoea and many Skin diseases. Morphology Description: Malkagni Malkagni is a large, woody, woody, climbing climbing shrub. shrub. The leaves leaves are ovate ovate oblongoblongelliptic, the flowers are unisexual, small greenish white or yellowish green, the capsules are globose, yellow 1-6 seeded and transversely wrinkled, the seeds are ellipsoid or ovoid, yellowish or reddish-brown in color enclosed in scarlet aril, which stains yellowish orange. Chemical Composition: The seeds yield brownish yellow oil 52.2% with an unpleasant taste. This oil is reported to contain acetic acids & benzoic acids in addition to the higher amount of the fatty acids.
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Malkangni Malkangni – the herb with many many uses
Application: The oil of Malkagini locally act as a good analgesic, anti-inflammatory it overcome overcome pain and inflamm inflammation ation in case case of of paralysis, paralysis, facial paralysis, paralysis, joint joint pains, sciatica, lumber pain etc. Ayurveda recognizes its seeds as an effective nervine tonic. Its use is recommended in chronic debilitating diseases of nervous system. The seeds possess emetic, diaphoretic, febrifugal and Nervine properties and are used for sharpening the memory & learning abilities. Effect on Doshas – Pacifies Pacifies Vata & Kapha, Promotes Promotes Pitta. Pitta.
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