Synonym- A. elaegnoidea (A. Juss.)Benth.Milnea roxburghiana (Miq.) Wightand Arn.
Family- Meliaceae.
Habitat- Western Ghats, tropical forests in the hills of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Ayurvedic- Priyangu (var.)
Siddha/Tamil- Gnaazhal. (Dried flowers of Myristica malabarica\Lam. are also used as Priyangu.)
Action- Fruit—cooling (in febrile complaints), antipyretic, astringent,antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric,
anti-inflammatory (seeds used for painful micturition). Fruits are also used for treating obstinate skin
diseases and tumours.Bisamide alkaloids of the leaves exhibit anticancer activity (by inhibiting the growth of vinblastine-resistant KB cells).
Family- Meliaceae.
Habitat- Western Ghats, tropical forests in the hills of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Ayurvedic- Priyangu (var.)
Siddha/Tamil- Gnaazhal. (Dried flowers of Myristica malabarica\Lam. are also used as Priyangu.)
Action- Fruit—cooling (in febrile complaints), antipyretic, astringent,antidiarrhoeal, antidysenteric,
anti-inflammatory (seeds used for painful micturition). Fruits are also used for treating obstinate skin
diseases and tumours.Bisamide alkaloids of the leaves exhibit anticancer activity (by inhibiting the growth of vinblastine-resistant KB cells).
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