Anogeissus latifolia Dhawada

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Anogeissus latifolia WALL. EX. GUILL. & PERR.
Scientific Name and Description
Anogeissus latifolia WALL. EX. GUILL. & PERR.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Conocarpus latifolia ROXB. EX. DC.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English dhawa, gatty gum
Hindi bakali, bakla, bakli, bankli, chal, chhal, dhamda, dhamoda, dhao, dhaoya, dhau, dhaunda, dhaura, dhauri, dhauta, dhava, dhawadi, dhawda, dhokla, dhow-safed, dhuri, dohu, Dhava धवा
Kannada bejalu, bejil, bejjal, bejjalu, bejjeri, bejulu, bellundoo, bellundu, biggiri, bijal, dhebri, dhibedi, dhinduga, dindaga, dindal, dindala, dindalu mara, dindhlu, dindiga, dindlu, dindu, dinduga, dindulu, dividagu, jejjalu, shrivaaru, tirapu, Kannada: Bili Chinta ಬಿಳಿ ಚಿಂಚಾ
Malayalam dindallu, malakanniram, malukkanniram, marukanchiram, marukanniram, mazhkanjiram, njama, vellanaga, vellanava, vellaynaga, vellaynagulu, Vatta വട്ട
Marathi daura, dawnra, dhamora, dhaora, dhauda, dhavda, Dhavada धावडा
Sanskrit baka, dhava, dhavah, dhavala, dhurandhara, dridhataru, gaura, ghata, kashaya, madhura-tvacha, madhuratvacha, madhuratvaka, nanditaru, pandura, pandutaru, pisacavrksa, pishachavriksha, pitaphala, shakatakhya, shushkanga, shushkavriksha, sthira, vakavraksha
Tamil ekariyam, ekariyamaram, nakam, namai, tara, tintukam, tintukanka, tintukim, vakkali, vekkali, vekkali,vel-naga-maram, vellai-nagai, vellainakai, vellainakam, vellainamai, vellanaga, vellanagai, vellanamai, vellay naga, venkali, vennakai, vetkali, Vellai kondrai வெள்ளை கொன்றை
Telugu cheriman shertinamu, chiru manu, chirumaanu, chirumanu, elama, shirimaanu, shirimanu, sirimaanu, sirimanu, thirumaanu, tiruman, vellama, yelama, yellamuddi, Vellay Chinta వెల్ల చింత
Tibetan da pa
Urdu gul-e-dhawa
common name Dhava , Axlewood
Bengali Dhawa ধাওয়া
Gujarati Dhevado ધેવાડો
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Gum
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use

Botanical name : Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.ex DC.) Wall

  • Family : Combretaceae

    Part used : Gum

    Antidote for : Scorpion sting

    Formulations and application : Gum is dissolved in minimum volume of cow urine and apply externally as an antidote in case of scorpion sting.

    Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

    Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guillem. & Perr. Tiruman Combretaceae Stem bark Insect bite

    Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guillem. and Perr.

Habit -Medium sized tree

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Get rid of backpain and to cure the damaged tissue; snake bite; scorpion bite; wound; nausea; insect bite; asthma; cough; Dysentry; diaherroea; non medicinal purposes; firewood; liver complaints; cough; aphrodisiac; sores; stomach ache

Treatment -Women; General

References -Gairola et al. 2013, Jain et al. 2004, Reddy et al. 2008, Sharma et al. 2013


 

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References

Literature

Literature
Gairola et al. 2013,
Jain et al. 2004
eddy et al. 2008
Sharma et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
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)