Kshudrabadama

Terminalia catappa

Botanical name : Terminalia catappa Linn.

Family : Combretaceae

 

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Kshudrabeeja, Tapasadruma, Kshudrabadama

 

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya Tikta, Madhura

Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha

Virya : Ushna

 

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Indian almond, Country almond tree

Hindi : Jangli badam

Malayalam : Nattubadam, Talli tnega, kadappa, talli, odal.

 

Distribution – throughout India, growing wild, also cultivated.

 

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A medium to large sized tree grows up to 60 meters in height. Leaves Simple, opposite, sometimes whorled, ovate, acute or obtuse, leathery; flowers in axillary spikes, small and whitish; fruits long oblong elliptic, become green to purple when ripe, containing one buttery seed, which yield an edible oil.

 

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, stomatitis, skin diseases, arthritis, headache, colic and itching.

Useful part : Leaves, fruits.