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Mimusops elengi

(Common name:- Bakula)

Classification

• Kingdom- Plantae
• (Unranked)- Angiosperms
• (Unranked)- Eudicots
• (Unranked)- Asterids
• Order- Ericales
• Family- Sapotaceae
• Genus- Mimusops
• Species- M. elengi

Mimusops elengi is an important herb used in ayurveda to treat different ailments.

History

Mimusops elengi is huge tree which usually found in south Asia, south East Asia and northern Australia.

The bakula tree is widely used for medicinal purposes and thought to possess various properties.

Bakula is an important herb used in ayurveda to treat different ailments.

Plant Description

The bakula tree is small but big in size that grows to the height of 30 to 60 ft having circumference of 1 cm.

The leaves are shiny, dark green, oval shaped and 4-13 cm long and 2.5-6 cm wide.

The flowers of this tree are off white, slightly hairy and fragrant which can be used as ornamental.

The fruit is ovoid, 2.5 cm long, green in colour and gets yellow when ripen.

Parts used

Leaves, flowers, bark, seeds

Cultivation

The chief constituents of bakula are volatile oils, quercitrol, ursolic acid, glucose, a triterpene alcohol, quercetin, dihydroquercetin and sitosterol glycoside.

Bark also contains Taraxone, taraserol, butilinc acid and spinasterol.

Uses

• All the parts of bakula tree as flowers, fruit, seeds and bark are useful and valued for medicinal purpose.
• It is reported to possess astringent action and thus useful in aiding dental ailments like bleeding gum, pyorrhea and loose teeth etc.
• The powder of bark can be used as tooth powder for various tooth disorders.
• The decoction of bark if gargled can be helpful for swollen gum.
• The crushed flowers are used to make a lotion which can be applied on wounds and ulcers.
• The bark and flowers are also beneficial internally for leucorrhea and menorrhagia.
• The bark and flowers are also beneficial internally for leucorrhea and menorrhagia.
• It is also thought that bakul curbs the problem of premature ejaculation.

Names

• Hindi: Maulsari
• Urdu: Kirakuli
• Manipuri: Bokul lei
• Tamil: Magizhamboo
• Malayalam: Ilanni
• Bengali: Bakul
• Marathi: Bakuli
Konkani: Omval
• Kannada: Ranjal
• Gujarati: Barsol