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mocarasa - Salmalia malabarica

mocarasa :

mocarasa  : Salmalia malabarica

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax
Species: B.ceiba


VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Shalmali
English: Red cotton tree,Indian kapok tree
Hindi: Semal
Urdu: Sumbal
Telugu: Kondabruga
Bengali: Shimul
Marathi: Sava, Kate savar
Oriya: Simili
Tamil: Sittan, sanmali, kongam
Malayalam: Mullilavu
Kannada: Buruga
Assamese: Ximolu
Nepal: Simal
Sinhalese: Katu imbul

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: mocaka, shalmaliveshtaka, mocanirtyasaka, piccha, mocarsrava, veshtaka

Rasa: Kashaya
Guna: Laghu Snigdha
Veerya: Sheetha
Vipaka: Maduram


Parts used for medicinal purpose

Bark, Flower, Gum, Leaves, ,

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