indrajava pala

dalhat

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Dear Sir,

What is Indrajava pala.What is used for.
Can we use this pala for maintain sugar (GDM) of pregnant woman.


Alhat Dnyanesh.
 

Hello,
Could I know in which langanguage it is called indrajava pala, or could i get the english name.



Regards
Ashwini
 

In Marathi or Hindi the tree called Indrajava.
It's Botinical name is WRIGHTIA tINCTORIA
and family - APOCYNACEAE.
in sankrit 'Indrajava called as "Kutaja".
 

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Uses of wrightia tinctoria
The leaves are acrid, thermogenic, anodyne and hypotensive and are very useful in odontalgia, vitiated conditions of vata and hypertension. The seeds are bitter, astringent, acrid, carminative, constipating, depurative, anthelmintic and febrifuge. They are useful in vitiated conditions of Pitta and Kapha, dyspepsia etc.

Its pungent fresh leaves quickly relieve toothaches. Leaves, flowers and fruits are source of a kind of indigo called pala-indigo. White, close-grained wood looks like ivory and is much used for carving and wood-turning. In piles, fever, diarrhoea, roundworm and colic.



Regards
Ashwini
 

Resp. Madam,

Thanks for valuable information. One more query regarding Indrajava, I heard that It cure the problem but it's make bones weak. Is It TRUE?.

Regards,
Dnyanesh Alhat.
 

Wrightia tinctoria

The seeds and leaves of this is commercially exploited. The leaves mixed with coconut oil/ sesame oil and kept for one week and then filtered and kept in a container and used for skin diseases. It is popular remedy for psoriasis.Branded commercial products also available in the market. Leaves used as green manure for paddy fields.
 

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