Alangium, Ankola

Ankola, Tamraphala (Ayurveda)
Azinjil (Siddha)
Illustrations Of Indian Botany, Vol. II, Wight, 1850

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Botanical name:

Alangium lamarcki (syn. A. salviifolium)

Parts used:

Root-bark
Also the Leaf, Flower, Fruit, Seed

Temperature & Taste:

Cool, dry

Uses:

ROOT-BARK:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Leakage:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery (with Buttermilk or Rice)

2. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Spasms
-Hypertension

3. Emetic
-used as a substitute for Ipecac

4. Kills Worms


LEAF:
1. Diabetes
2. Externally:
-applied to Rheumatism

FRUIT:
1. Clears Heat and Poison:
-chronic poisoning (with Ghee: Charaka)
-Epilepsy
2 Strengthening.
-Emaciation, Consumption
3. Stops Bleeding
4. Strangury

FLOWER:
1. Clears Heat:
-Migraine, Internal Abscess
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-urinary diseases including Stones
-reduces Obesity

SEEDS:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-Bronchial Asthma
2. Clears Heat from the Blood:
-Heat-type Bleeding and Skin-diseases

Substitute:

The root-bark has been used as a substitute for Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Ipecac)

Dose:

Used internally with Buttermilk, Rice water or Barberry.
Root-bark in Powder: 1–2 grams
Bark Paste: 5 grams as a dose

Main Combinations:

1. Diarrhea, Dysentery:
i. bark paste (5 grams) twice daily
ii. Root-bark has been used with Barberry. (Ayurveda)

Cautions:

Avoid overdose

Main Preparations used: