Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Madhuca indica
Scientific Name and Description
Madhuca indica GMEL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | mahua (introduced), mahuro, mahuva, mahuwa, mauo, mauro, mawda, mohua, mowa, muali, muwa, muwal |
| Kannada | doddippe, goodupushpa, haalippe, hunige, hunipe, kaadu hippe, lodhrapushpa, sonerdarakale |
| Marathi | moha |
| Sanskrit | gudapuspa, madhuka |
| Tamil | arkara, ieluppai, irucuvam, iruttiyacam, kattiluppai , kattiruppai, kucumam , kurumam, kutaputpam, malaiyiluppai, mantalatti, palantaciyam, palantaciyamaram, petatikam, petatikamaram, peyiluppai, pirankini, puvana, tirkkapattirakam , tirkkapattiram |
| Tibetan | sin tog ma dhu ka, sin tog ma du ka |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Flowers
Ethnopharmacology use
Madhuca indica GmeL. Mahua Sapotaceae Snake bite, stomach ache
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)