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Careya arborea, Kumbhi

Kumbi, Wild Guava, Slow-Match Tree
Kumbhi, Kumbhikah (Seed) (Ayurveda)
Kumbi (Siddha)
Baokhumba, Bai Khumbi (Seed) (Unani)
W. Roxburgh, Plants of the coast of Coromandel, vol. 3 (1819)

Botanical name:
Careya arborea, C. herbacea

Parts used:
Stem Bark; Seed; dried Fruit

Temperature & Taste:
BARK: Warm, dry.
SEED: Warm, dry. Pungent, astringent

Uses:
STEM BARK:
1. Stops Leakage:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery

2. Clears Wind-Heat:
-Fever; Colds, Influenza
-Eruptive Fevers, Small Pox
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-Hepatoprotective
-root is used for Snake Bite

3.
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4. Externally:
-paste of the bark can be applied to Fractures
-Leucoderma
-fresh bark is chewed for Stomatitis
-leaf poultice is applied to Ulcers


SEED:
1.
-chronic urinary diseases
-diabetes

-Cough

2.
-chronic skin diseases including Leprosy

3. Kills Worms:


DOSE:
Decoction (1 in 10): 4–12 drams
Bark Powder: 500mg–1 gram
Seed Powder: 2–6 grams (API)

CORRECTIVE:
1. Myrtle (Myrtus communis) (Unani)
2. Careya is used for Myrica esculenta in some parts of India.
3. Leaf of Careya is regarded as a substitute for the bark

SUBSTITUTE:
Leaves can be used in place of the Bark

Main Combinations:
1. Jaundice, Careya, Mimosa, Achyranthes, Ziziphus mauritiana, taken with milk.
2. Fractures, applied Careya bark with Litsea
3. Leucoderma, bark paste is mixed with Neem oil and applied
4. Remittent Fever, leaf and flower of Careya is given with Black Pepper



Major Formulas:


Cautions:
Seed is toxic.

Main Preparations used: