Madhuca longifolia Mahua phool | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Madhuca longifolia

Scientific Name and Description

Madhuca longifolia (J. Koenig ex L.) J.F.
Macbr.

Herb Family

Sapotaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Bassia latifolia ROXB.
Bassia longifolia KOENIG

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Sanskrit	Madhuka मधूक, jalamadhuka, madhuka, madhukah, madhukahsarah, madhukam, madhulaka
Hindi	Mahua महुआ, mahua, mahura, mahva, mahwa, mawda, mohva, mowa
Bengali	Mohua মহুয়া
Tamil	Iluppai இலுப்பை
English	mahua, mahwa, mi, moa, mowa
Kannada	allippe, aluppe, doddaippi, doddippe, eppe, erappe, haalippe, halippe, hanage, hippe, hippe mara, honge, huli, hunasa, ippa, ippaya, ippe, ippi, kaadippe, kadippe, kaduippe, kulichan, mavuliro, navildu, sannaippi, sannayippe, sonedarekale, sonidurkee, uli
Malayalam	elloopie, ellupi, eloopai, ilippa, illippa, irappa, irippa, irippapu, iruppa, kattirippa, malaveppu, poo, pooungam, poounum, pu, punna, puvuna
Marathi	maha, mahwa, mhowra, moha, mohda, mora, mowda, mowha, ranachaippechajhada, ranachamohachajhada
Tamil	alimakam, alimpakam, atinilam, attiram, avitturuman, calaputpam , cankulikam, caram, caratipam, celvilivanci, centarukam, ceyilakam, ceyilam, ceyili, cuvatu , eloopei puttay, illupei, iluppai, iluppai ennai, irumpai, iruppai, katiccepakam, katicepakamaram, kattu iluppai, kattu iruppai, kattuiruppai, kulicam, kulikkam, kulircci, kulivam, kutampam, kutampamaram, kutappaimaram, kutappam, kutaputpam, kutavalappam, kutaviluppam, kutaviluppamaram, kutuvitippalam, kuvikam, kuvikamaram, mancilporuttam, matakam, matavam, matucatturumam, matukam, matukam , matukamaram, matukantam, maturakam , maturakam kulikam, matutturu, matutturumam, matutturumaram, mavakam , naatu iluppai, nattiluppai, omai, oralayintam, pani, tenmaram , ticcanakantakam, titcanacaram, titcanacaramaram, titcanakam, titcanakamaram, tittanacaram, tittanacaramaram, tittanam, titti, tittinam#, tittinam, tola, tolamaram, tolar, tuttilam, ukkirakantamaram, vakkattamuli, vanappiratitam, vanappiratitamaram, vanappirattam
Telugu	adavi ippa, adaviyippa, advippa, eppa, eppachettu, ipie, ippa, ippe, ippi, irpimranu, madhukamu, peddaippa, peddayippa, pinna, pinnaippa, pinnayippa, sannaippa, sannayippa, uriyippa, voorooippa, yeppa
common name	Mahua,madhūka, madkam, mahuwa, Butter Tree, mahua, mahwa, mohulo, Iluppai , Mee, vippa chettu.

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Bark

Wood

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Nut

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A. Chev. Ippa Sapotaceae Flower Galactogogue

Madhuca longifolia (J. Koenig ex L.) J. F.Macbr. Mahua Sapotaceae Tree Seed oil Sapogenins, Carbohydrates, Triterpenoids, Steroids, Saponins, Flavonoids, Glycosides
Macbr. Tree Nut, flower, fruit, bark, seed, leaves, oil Skin diseases; snake bite; dysentery; diarrhoea; diabetes; bone strengthening; pain reliving; inflammation; wound; rheumatic pain; burns; psoriasis; scabies General Gairola et al. 2013, Krishna et al. 2014, Kosalge and Fursule 2009, Savithramma et al. 2014