Magnolia champaca, Champaka
Golden Champa
Champaka (Ayurveda)
Sampagi (Siddha)
Champaka (Ayurveda)
Sampagi (Siddha)
Botanical name:
Magnolia champaca (syn. Michelia champaca)
Parts used:
Flowers, Bark
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Astringent
Magnolia champaca (syn. Michelia champaca)
Parts used:
Flowers, Bark
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter, Astringent
Uses:
BARK:
1. Clears Wind-Heat:
-Fever (bark decoction)
2. Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-contraceptive (stem bark powder taken orally for 7 days)
3. Externally:
-swollen, inflamed gums, gingivitis (bark paste applied)
FLOWER:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-obstinate skin diseases including Leprosy
-Pruritus
-Ulcers
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Dysuria, urgent or frequent urination
-Gout
3. Benefits the Heart:
-regarded as a Heart tonic
4. Kills Worms:
-Worms and Parasitic infestations
5. Externally:
-Gout, Rheumatism (flower oil)
-Headache
DOSE:
Of the Powder of the Flower or Bark: 1–3 grams
Flower powder is mixed with twice its weight of sugar and given in doses of 4 grams for Dysuria.
Of the Powder of the Flower or Bark: 1–3 grams
Flower powder is mixed with twice its weight of sugar and given in doses of 4 grams for Dysuria.
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Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Large doses may cause Dizziness
Main Preparations used:
1. Large doses may cause Dizziness
Main Preparations used: