Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Anacardium occidentale
Scientific Name and Description
Anacardium occidentale L
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | acajou, cardol, cashew gum, cashew-nut, coffin nail |
| Hindi | duk, hijli-badam, kaju, kaju-ki-gutli, Kajufal |
| Kannada | gaeru, gaeru beeja, gaeru kaayi, gaeru pappu, gaerumara, gerapoppu, gerbija, gerligai, geru, geru pappu, gerubija, gerupoppu, godambe, godambee, godambi mara, godambimara, godami, gokuda, gonkuda, gori, govamba, govambe, gove, gove gaeru, gove hannu, jidi, kempu gaeru, kempugeru, kempukerubija, mandiri pappu, tarukageru, thuruka geru, turakageru, turukageru, ಗೇರುಬೀಜ (Gērubīja, |
| Malayalam | kapa-mava, kapamava, kappa-mavakuru, kappa-mavu, kappaimavu, kappal-cheru-kuru, kappalcher, kappalmavu, kappalsera, kappamavakum, kappamavu, karmavu, kashumavu, kasumavu, parangimavu, parankimava, parankimavu, paringimavu, patirimavu, portugimavu, portukimavu, pritikannavu |
| Marathi | bi, kaajoocha, kajoo, kaju, kajucha |
| Sanskrit | agnikrita, arushkara, guchhapushpa, kajutah, kajutaka, kajutakah, parvati, prithagabija, shoephahara, sophahara, sophara, srigdhahapitaphala, upapushpika, venamrah, vrittapatra, vrkkabijah, vrkkaphalah, vrttarushkarah |
| Tamil | andima, andimangottai, kaju, kallarma, kollamma, kottai munitirima, kottai-mundiri, kottaimundiri, mindiri-appazham, mindiriparuppu, mundhiri, mundiri, mundiri kottae, mundiri-kai, mundiri-kottai, mundthri, munthiri, munthri, munthri-kottei, muntiri, muntiri- p-palam, saram, sigidima, tirigai, uttumabalam |
| Telugu | jaedima-midi, jeedimaamidi, jidi mamidi, jidi-mamidi-vittu, jidimamidi, mokka mamidi, mokkamaamidi, mokkamamidi, moonthamamidivittu, munta mamidi, muntamamidi, muntamamidi-vittu, munthamaamidi |
| Commom name | cashew tree |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Bark
Fruits
Fruit shell
Seeds
Gum
Nut
Oil
Endosperm
Ethnopharmacology use
Anacardium occidentale
Habit- Tree
Parts used - Endosperm, seed, fruit pulp, cashew shell, shell oil, nut, fruit, bark, seed coat oil, root, stem
Application - Snake-bite; dental cavities; tooth problems; edible; corns; warts; impotency; jaundice; fever; heel cracks; skin disorder; antidiarrhoeal; Anthelmintic; astringent; irritant; purgative; rubefacient and vesicant
Treatment - General; women; men
References - Bhat et al. 2012, Bosco and Arumugam 2012, Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Suganthi and Libina 2015
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2012
Bosco and Arumugam 2012
Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Suganthi and Libina 2015
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 1 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)