Siddha/Tamil Illupei, Elupa, Naatu Iluppai, Iruppai.
Folk Madhuulaka, JaIa-Madhuuka, Jala-Mahuaa.
Action Same as that of Madhuca indica.
Seed kernel gave protobassic acid (a sapogenol) and two major saponins named Mi-saponins A and B and a minor one Mi-saponin C—all bisdesmosides of protobassic acid. Misaponins exhibit anti-inflammatory and antiulcerogenic activities.
Mahua oil causes total but reversible sterility in male rats as it shows testicular atrophy with degeneration of seminiferous tubules.
A related species, Madhuca nerifolia (Moon) H. J. Lam., synonym Bassia nerifolia Moon, Bassia malabarica Bedd. (known as Atta Illuppei in Tamil), is found in Western Ghats and coastal region of South India.
The flowers are used in renal diseases; fruits in rheumatism, cough, asthma and consumption; seed oil is used in rheumatism.
Mallotus philippensis Muell.-Arg. 393
Maerua arenaria bark, eudesmanolides; seeds, phenolic
Hook. f. & Thorns. constituents.
The sesquiterpene ketone, cyclocol Synony M. oblongifolia (Forsk.) orenone, also found in leaves, shows
A. Rich. antifungal activity
Family Capparidaceae. Magnolia pterocarpa Roxb., syn onyr M. sphenocarpa Roxb. (Vana Habita Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Charnpaa), Dhulicharnpaa) bark con-
Central and Southern India.
tains sesarnin, eudesrnin, fargesin, irn Ayurvedi Morata, Piluparni, peratorin, dirnethyl-terephthalate and
Madhusravaa. beta-sitosterol. Powdered bark is used
Siddha/Tamil Bhurnichakkarai. for fevers and cough.
Folk Murhari.
Action Root—used for bleeding Mahonia napalensis DC.
piles, as alterative in fevers; as
a tonic in rnuscular debility. Synonym Berberis nepalensis
Spreng (in part). _______
(The root resernbles liquorice root
in appearance and taste.) Family Berberidaceae. (M ]
