Melia azedarach Mahanimba Bakayan phal

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Melia azedarach

Scientific Name and Description

Melia azedarach L

Herb Family

Meliaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Azedara speciosa Raf.
Azedarach commelinii Medik.
Azedarach deleteria Medik.
Azedarach fraxinifolia Moench
Azedarach odoratum Noronha
Azedarach sempervirens Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens var. glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens f. incisodentata Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens f. longifoliola Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens f. subdentata Kuntze
Melia azedarach var. intermedia (Makino) Makino
Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miq.
Melia azedarach var. toosendan (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino
Melia bukayun Royle
Melia cochinchinensis M.Roem.
Melia commelini Medik. ex Steud.
Melia composita Benth.
Melia florida Salisb.
Melia guineensis G.Don
Melia japonica G.Don
Melia japonica var. semperflorens Makino
Melia orientalis M.Roem.
Melia sambucina Blume
Melia sempervirens Sw.
Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Sanskrit	Bakayan बकयान, akshadru, arista, brihannimba, dreka, drekah, dreki, gairika, giripatra, himadruma, kaidarya, kaitarya, kakanda, karmuka, kshira, mahadroksha, mahanimba, mahanimbah, mahapichumanda, mahatikta, nimba, nimbah, nimbaka, parvata, parvata-nimba-vrikshaha, parvatanimba, parvatanimbah, parvatanimbavraksha, pavaneshta, pichumanthah, pitchumanda, prabhadra, ramyaka, ramyakah, ravipriya, sakaleyaka, vembaka, vishamushtika, vranashodhakari, vrishahai
Hindi	Bakain बकाइन, Drek देवक, bakai, bakain, bakain.drek, bakarja, bakayan, betain, daikan, darek, deikna, dek, derk, desi-neem, drek, gowd-neem, maha-ninb, mahanimb, pakaraja
Bengali	Mahanimba মহানিম
Tamil	Vedipalai வேம்பு, malai vembu, malai vempu, malai-vembu, malai-veppam, malaivembu, malaivempu, malaiveppam, malay vembu, manatakali, pejri, pisidam, sigarinimbam, tittam, turuka vembu padrai
Marathi	Karanj करंज. bakaanaa nim, bakananimb, firangi-nimb, kadabaya nim, limbara, senji, vilaaythinimb, vilayatinimb, vvilayati-nim
English	bakain, cape lilac, ceylon cedar, ceylon mahogany, chinese berry, chinese tree, indian or persian lilac, lunumidella, white cedar
Kannada	arabaevu, arebaevu, arebevu, baevu, bettada-bevina, bettada-bevu, bettadabevu, bevu, bhikka bevu, chikbevu, chikka baevu, chikkabevu, cikkabevu, garadavedu, garuda baevu, garudabevu, garudabevu juchubevu, huccabevu, hucchu baevu, huccubevu, huchha bevu, huchhu bevu, hutchubevu, issapuri, kaadu baevu, kad-bevu, kadbevu, sikkabevu, turaka-bevu, turakabevu, turkalimma, visabevu, vishabevu
Malayalam	aryaveppu, chonagil, conakil, kattuveppu, malaivaimboo, malaivembu, malavembu, malaveppu, maleivembu, mullayvaempoo, valiyaveppu, veppu
Telugu	bhurak vepa, kali-yapa, karandvepa, koda-vepa, konda-vepa, kondavepa, tarukvepa, thoorakavaypay, thurakavaepa, thurakavepa, turaka-vepu, turakavepa, turka vepa, turukavepa, verrivepa, verriveppa, vettiveppa
Tibetan	ni mba chen po
Urdu	bakayana, bakayin, burge bakain, maghz tukhm bakayan, maghz tukhum-i-bakain, poast bakayan, poast bakayen
Common names	Chinaberry or Bead Tree, chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, white cedar,

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Gum

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Melia azedarach Linn. Turkavepa Meliaceae Bark, Leaves, Fruit leprosy, skin diseases, leucoderma, wounds, burning sensation malarial fever

Melia azedarach L. Tree Leaves, gum, bark,stem, root, flower, seed, oil, fruit fertilizer; body pain; heart diseases; elephantisis; asthma; enlargement; anthelmintic; sores; hysteria Small pox; viral fever; skin infections; to control women hormone problems; antiseptic; antibiotic; stomachache; General; women Dey and De 2012, Khan et al. 2011