Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

112 Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl.
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cence, has a marked cholagogic effect
in rats and has been found helpful in
the treatment of CCl4-induced hepatitis.
A hypocholesterolaemic saponin
has been extracted from the plant.
Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl.
Synonym ◮ C. incana Roxb.
Family ◮ Verbenaceae.
Habitat ◮ Sub-Himalayan tracts,
from Hazara eastwards to Assam,
up to 1,500 m.
English ◮ Perfumed Cherry.
Ayurvedic ◮ Priyangu, Priyangukaa,
Priyaka, Gandhphali,
Gandhpriyangu, Phalini, Vanitaa,
Kaantaa, Kaantaahvaa, Shyamaa,
Anganaapriya.
Unani ◮ Habb-ul-Mihlb (Prunus
mahaleb Linn., Rosaceae).
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Gnazhal, Chokkala.
(Fruits of Aglaia roxburghiana Miq.
are used as Priyangu.)
Action ◮ Leaves—applied hot in
rheumatic pains. Smoked to relieve
headache. Seed—paste used in
stomatitis. Wood—paste used in
mouth and tongue sores. Seeds
and roots—employed as stomachic.
Bark—used in rheumatism and
diseases of genitourinary tract.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of
India indicated the use of the fruit
in emesis and giddiness.
The seeds and leaves contain calliterpenone
and its monoacetate; the
former also contain fatty acids, betasitosterol
and its beta-D-glucoside.
Dosage ◮ Dried inflorescences
powder—1–3 g (API Vol. II); fruit
powder—1–2 g. (API Vol. IV.)
Calophyllum apetalum Willd.
Synonym ◮ C. wightianum T. Anders.
Family ◮ Guttiferae; Clusiaceae.
Habitat ◮ The evergreen forests of
Western Ghats up to 330 m.
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Shirupinnai.
Action ◮ Resin—antiphlogistic,
anodyne. Seed oil—antileprotic.
The leaves, stem, bark and root contain
friedelin. Leaves also contain
canophyllol and a triterpene lactone;
stem, beta-amyrin; bark, apetalic acid.
Heartwood contains a clathrate named
wightianone palmitic acid. Wood contains
mesoinositol.
Calophyllum inophyllum Linn.
Family ◮ Guttiferae; Clusiaceae.
Habitat ◮ Coastal regions, particularly
Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
and the Andamans. Also cultivated
as an ornamental tree.
English ◮ Indian Laurel, Alexandrian
Laurel.
Ayurvedic ◮ Punnaaga, Tunga,
Sultaan champaa, Naagchampaa,
Raajchampaa.
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Punnai, Punnagam.
Action ◮ Oil of seeds—specific for
scabies and other skin diseases,
and for rheumatism. Used in the