Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mallotus philippensis
Scientific Name and Description
Mallotus philippensis (LAM.) MUELL.-ARG.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Croton philippense Lam.
Echinus philippensis (Lam.) Baill.
Rottlera tinctoria Roxb
Echinus philippensis (Lam.) Baill.
Rottlera tinctoria Roxb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | kamala |
| Hindi | kamal, kamal/kemela, kamala, kambal, kambhal, kambila, kamela, kamila, kamla, kamud, raini, rauni, rohini, rohni, roini, roli, rora, ruena, ruin, ruina, rulu, senduria, sindur |
| Kannada | candrahittu, chandra hittu, chandrahittu, corungamanje, dholo, etthunaalige, ettunalige, honne, hulicellu, hulichellu, hulichendu, hullichellu, kaesari maavu, kampillaka, kapeelaa rangu, kapila, kapile, kaseri, kesari, kesarimavoo, kesarimavu, korangumunji, kumkumada mara, kunkuma, kunkumada, kunkumadamara, kunkume, kurku, munnaga, ponne, ponneda, punnaga, purushatunga, saruakasari, surahonne, suraparni, suvarnakesari, vasare |
| Malayalam | cenkolli, chenkolli, kampipala, kampippala, kapila, kunkumum, kuramadakka, kuramatakku, kuramatukka, kurukkutti, manjana, manjanna, mannanna, maunana, pee-ponnagam, piponnakam, pipponnakam, ponnagam, ponnakam, ponni, ponoo, poonagam, punna, shenkolli, sinduram, sinduri, tavitu, thavatta, tsjerou-ponnagam |
| Marathi | bems, kapila, sendri, shendri, shindur |
| Sanskrit | bahupushpa, chandra, kamala, kambha, kampiliaka, kampilla, kampillah, kampillaka, kampillakah, kampilyakah, kapila, karkasha, kesara, laghupatraka, lohitanga, madhuka, nadivasa, pikaksha, punnaga, punnagakesara, punnama, rajanaka, rajanikah, raktanga, raktaphala, ranjaka, recanakah, rechanaka, rechani, rechi, rochana, varnaka |
| Tamil | avam, cinturamaram, cuvannakecari, cuvarnakecari, kabilam, kabilappodi, kamala, kamalai, kamalappoti, kambosam, kamela, kamela-mavu, kamelamavumaram, kamlappoti, kampocam, kanapotta, kapila, kapilam, kapilapodi, kapilappoti, kapilappotimaram, kapli, kecavam, kopilapodi, kumpikam, kungumam, kunkumam, kunkumamaram, kurangumanianatti, kuranku mancanari, kurankumunci, kurankumuncimaram, mancanai, manjanai, maravam ,nakamucikai, nakarattam, naravam,naravu, punnakam,tanittai, tavattai, thavattai, tiruccalai |
| Telugu | adavigabathodu, adavigubatada, adavigubbathadu, adavigubbathuda, adavigubbatuda, adivigubatadu, benduruppu, cendiramu, chendiramu, chendra, chendurapu, kapila-podi, kapilapodi, kukuma, kukumapuvvu, kumkumamu, kunkuma, kunkumachettu, naagaraktha, nagarakta, nagaruttu, pachi, punnagam, sendhoori, sindhooragunda, sinduragunda, sinduri, sindurni, sundaragundi, sundari, sundharashundi, thunga, thungavriksham, tunga, vasant, vasanta, vasantagandhamu, vasantagundamu, vasantangauda, vasanthagandhamu, vasanthagunda, vasanthagundi, vasanthgunda chettu, vassanta, vassuntagunda, vassuntagundu, veligarapu, vusuntagundha, wusuntagundha |
| Tibetan | ka bi la ya ka, kam pi lya ga |
| Urdu | kamala, kamela, kamila, qimbeel (kamila), roghan kamila |
| Common names | kamala tree, red kamala, kumkum tree |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.
Habit - Tree
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Skin diseases; shivering; leucorrhea; aphrodisiac; skin burns; hydrocele; stomachache; fire wood
Treatment - General
References - Kosalge and Fursule 2009, Padal et al. 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kosalge and Fursule 2009
Padal et al. 2014
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
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 Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Mallotus philippensis. (2023, January 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallotus_philippensis