Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Mimusops elengi
Scientific Name and Description
Mimusops elengi L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Sanskrit | Elengi (एलञ्जि),anangaka, bakul, bakula, bakulah, chirapushpa, cirapuspa, dhanvi, dohala, gudhapushpaka, h, kantha, karuka, kesara, kesarapa, keshara, madhugandha, madhupanjara, madhupushpa, mukula, padyamoda, sharadika, sidhugandha, simhakesara, sindhugandha, sinhakesara, sthirakusuma, strimukhagandha, strimukhamadhu, surabhi, tailanga, vakula, varalahdha, visharada |
| Hindi | Maulsari (मौलसरी), Bakul (बकु़ल), bakul, bolsari, maulsarau, maulsari, maulser, maulsiri, molsari, molsiri, morsali, mulsari, tendu |
| Bengali | Bakul (বকুল) |
| Tamil | Maadhalai (மாதுளை), alagu, ilanci, ilanji, kecaram, kesaram, kosaram, magadam, maghizham, magil, magilam, magish, magizh, magizham, mahila, makilam, makilam maram, makilam vittu, makilampu, makizampu, makulampu, mogadam, mogidam, vagulam, vakulam, vakulampu |
| Marathi | Bokul (बोकळ), bakhor, bakul, bakula, barsoli, bkhor, omval, ovalli, owli, raini, ranjanasal, vavoli, wovali, wowli |
| Kannada | baagala mara, backhul, bagada, bagala, bakkula, bakul, bakula, bhagal, bogada, bokal, boklu, buckhul, bukul, halmadhu, kaalaale, kaesara, kalhaale, kalhale, kallaala, kanja, kesara, minjulu, mugali, mugula, mugule, mulasari, najalu mara, nanja, okula, pagade, pagade mara, pagade-mara, pagademara, pogade, pokkalathu, pokkalthu, ranja, ranjal, ranjalu, ranje, renge, renje, renji, renjil, renjyamboro, vakula |
| Malayalam | bakulam, elangi, elani, elanni, elengi, elengii, elenjee, erini, ilanni, iranni, makira, makura, makuram, mukura |
| Telugu | bogada, bogoda, kaesara, kasara, kesara, nemmi, nunni, paarijaathamu, pagada, pagade chettu, pal, parijatamu, pogada, pogada manu, pogada-manu, pogadoo, poghada, vakula, vakulamu |
| Tibetan | ba gu la, ba ku la (d) |
| Urdu | maulsari, mulsari |
| Common name | Maulsari, Bakul |
| Common names | Spanish cherry,medlar, bullet wood. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
Oil
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Rao et al. 2006
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
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
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
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)
Citations
Herb citations
Mimusops elengi. (2024, July 2). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimusops_elengi
Body
Mimusops elengi Linn. Pogada Sapotaceae tooth brushes, diarrhoea and dysentery, brain tonic
Mimusops elengi L. Tree Bark, flower, seed, root, fruit, leaves, seed oil Toothache; uterus problems; gum; teeth diseases; liver complaints; headache; asthma; biliousness; aphrodisiac; diuretic; astringent to the bowels; gonorrhea; dysentery; antipyretic; constipation; antiseptic General; women Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009, Rao et al. 2006