Shalmali DG

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 INTRODUCTION
 BASONYM OF DRUG
 SYNONYMS
 REGIONAL NAMES
 BOTANICAL NAMES
 FAMILY
 KULA
 GANA VARGEEKARANA
 TAXONAMY
 HABITAT
 MORPHOLOGY
 PHYTOCONSTITUENTS/
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
 RASA PANCHAKA
 DOSHA KARMA
 KARMA
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 ROGAGNATHA
 EXTERNAL USE
 I NTERNAL USE
 PHARMACOLOGICAL
ACTIONS
 AMAYIKA PRAYOGA
 SROTOGAMITVA
 DOSAGE
 IMPORTANT
FORMULATIONS
 RESEARCH WORK
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INTRODUCTION :
In Rigveda, salmali wood is
used to prepare a chariot during
marriage rituals. Its fruit is
considered as poisonous, but the
tree is described as best among the
trees.
We come across the description of
salmali in grahaya sutra,
visnudharama sutra and atharava
parisista
Caraka documented the haemostatic
/ stypic property and analgesics
effect of salmali. In fact he
documented the utility of different
parts of this tree viz , flower, gum,
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stem bark , petiole or penduncle or

princkle/thorns.
The thorn are pounded with milk
and the paste is applied over pimple.
It is a famous remedy for acne
infestion. Salmali niryasa (gum) is
known as moca rasa and is used as
stypic agent as well as haemostatics.
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BOTANICAL NAME : Bombax ceiba

Linn.
1.Salmalia
malabarica schott.
2.Bombax
malbarium.Dc
3.Ceiba
pentandra gaertn
PARIBHASA:
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1. शाल्मली -handsome tall tree

2. कण्ठकदाच-hard conical thorns
3. पिच्छिला-having shing juices
4. िुरानी-resinous exudate
5. मेच
6. रक्तिुष्प
7. कुककुपद
8.पचरजीपिका
9. बहपिर्य
10. तु लफला
11.िुराणी
12.मानद्रम
13.च्छथिरार्ु
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14.
VENCULAR NAME
ENGLISH: silk cotton
HINDI: semar,semal
KANNADA:
barogada mara,vargu
MALAYALAM:
mocha,mullilvaru
TAMIL:
purani,mullilavu
TELUGU:
salmali,vargu,buruga chettu
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BENGALI:
shimul,sanvar
GUJARATI: simali
GANAVARGIKARANA
चरक :िुरीषपिरजपनर्
िर्य ,संधपनर् िर्य , सोपनतथिािन िर्य,
िुरीषसङ्ग्रहपनर् िर्य ,िेदनाथिािन िर्य
सु श्रुि: पिर्ङ्ग्वपद र्ण
भििक्ष पनघन्तु: ितापद िर्य
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TAXONOMY:
KINGDOM:PLANTAE
CLASS: DICOTYLEDONS
SUBCLASS:POLYPETALAE
SERIES: THALAMIFLORAE
ORDER:MALVALES
FAMILY:BOMBACACEAE
GENUS: SALMALIA
SPECIES: MALABARICA
KULA: सल्मली कुल

MAIN FEATURE:
A tall thorny tree having long life
releasing a shiny juice and
exudation. Flowers beautiful and
red in colour. The fruits cotton
yielding used in many disorder as
it is an efficacious drug.1
HABITAT:
Common in forests, especially
along the base of the Himalaya.1
Plants occurs almost throughout
india specially in warmer regions and
forest in wild state. It is found in
planted stated along roadside and in
gardens.3
Common in forests,especially along
the base of Himalayas ,distributed-
outer Himalaya upto 3000ft and

throughout the hotter part on india
myanner and sri lanka;also in sava
and Sumatra.a rapid growing tree
attaining under favourable condition
a height of 150ft with a grith of 40ft
the trees in leafless between nov and
April,flower during feb and march
and the fruit ripens in April and may.4
Salmali is found all over india,
whereas kuta shalmali is seen more
in south india.5
Plant occurs almost throughout india
specially in warmer regions and
forest in wild state. It is found in
planted stated along roadside and in
gardens.
MORPHOLOGY
Habit:
A large handsome deciduous soft

wooded with straight trunk and
wide spreading branches in
whorls young stem and branches
covered with hard conical
prinkles. Leaves large
spreading,glabrous, leaflet 5-7
,lancoclate acuminate tapering
below 6-12 long,quiet
entire,petiole longer than tle
leaflet,secondary petiole,1
inch,stipule small cadcose.flower
deep red,crimson or yellowish,on
short thick pedicels,clustered
towards the end outside,silky
within margin slightly
lobed,deciduous with corolla and

stamens.
Capsules 4-5 inch long,oblong,
downy,green,valves silky within.
Seed many, abovate,smooth,
enveloped in dense silky
hairs.Flower in march-april,fruit in
July-august.there is another
variety of samlia malbarica which
has white flower s. it is found in
some place. It is a tree having
fever thorns. This variety may be
considered as kuta salmali.1
Very large often buttwessed ,

deciduous trees ,long-lived , trunk
straight , old tree buttressed at
base ( near root) : branches
whorled , spreading
nearlyhorozontally, bark grey
young , with sharp conicle prinkle.
Leaves digitate, rachis, 15-25cm,
leaflet 5-7 cm 10-20x2.0-2.5 cm,
petiole shor, leaflet ,oblanceolate
on petiolules.
Flower large 7.5cm ,across dark
crison,scarlrt or sometime white,
slolitary, appears before leaves on
short and thick pedicels stamen
about 80cm filament red:

polydelphous an anthers brown
:style 5 fids : petals orange colour
or dark red scarlet, thick or
somewhere fleshy, 705-15cm
long,white tomentose.
Capsule about 10.3cm ,long -
angled,greenish cylindrical,
smooth tapering at both ends
seeds 0.60cm,diameter,smooth,
tapering as both ends,embedded
in white-silky cotton .
Cotton is used as household
material and young fruit used as
vegetable(saka). Bark exudes
naturally resin known as

mocarasa or mocaras,young plant
(1-2 yrs ago)provide roots are
semal musali.
Flowering and fruiting time:
plants flowers in winter end and
fruits ripe during sumer gerenally
flowering in December-tanuray
and flowering in April-may.
A large handsome deciduous,soft

whorls.
Young stems and branche

prinkles, leaves large spreading
glabrous. Leaflet 5-7;lanceolate
secondary petiole in stipules
small caducous. Flower deep red,
crimson or yellowish or short
thick pedicles clustered towards
the ends of the branches.
Calyx cup shaped,smooth
outside,silky within margin slighty
lobed, deciduous with coralla and
statmens.
Petals, oblong, recurved above
fleshy twices as long as the
stamens.stamen many, fliment

pink,anthers brown ,ovary
glabrous , style longer than the
stamens, capsule- in long ,oblong
downy,green,valves silky
within,seeds many, obovate,
smooth, enveloped in dense silky
hairs.
Tree is longer in nature.laves are

5-6 in cm ans 5-7 inches long,
flower are big, red in colour, fruit
are around, curved , soft with
seeds.
Big tree, tuber, branche shell

throns,leaves is lamious, parmly
compound,1 twing 7-8 wheel
shaped, flower terminal, red
colour, distinct petal ,fruit are
long in shape and 5 division is
seen in the fruit. Seeds are many
in numbers, looks like cotton
thread J shaped seed, dark black
in colour.
Salmali is a tall(manadruma) long

lived (cirajivika purani) and throny
(kantakandhya) tree with
beautiful red flower (rakta puspa)
Plant-a tall throny and long lived

tree , releasing slimy juice and
exudation
Leaves-like those of saptaparna
Flower-beautiful, red
Fruit-cotton yielding
A large handsome deciduous soft

whorls young stem and branches
prinkles. Leaves large
spreading,glabrous, leaflet 5-7
,lancoclate acuminate tapering
below 6-12 long,quiet

entire,petiole longer than tle
leaflet,secondary petiole,1
inch,stipule small cadcose.flower
deep red,crimson or yellowish,on
short thick pedicels,clustered
towards the end outside,silky
within margin slightly
lobed,deciduous with corolla and
stamens.
Capsules 4-5 inch long,oblong,
downy,green,valves silky within.
Seed many, abovate,smooth,
enveloped in dense silky
hairs.Flower in march-april,fruit in
July-august.there is another
variety of samlia malbarica which
has white flower s. it is found in
some place. It is a tree having
fever thorns. This variety may be
considered as kuta salmali.
Young stems and branche

prinkles, leaves large spreading
glabrous. Leaflet 5-7;lanceolate
secondary petiole in stipules
small caducous. Flower deep red,
crimson or yellowish or short
thick pedicles clustered towards

the ends of the branches.
Calyx cup shaped,smooth
outside,silky within margin slighty
lobed, deciduous with coralla and
statmens.
Petals, oblong, recurved above
fleshy twices as long as the
stamens.stamen many, fliment
pink,anthers brown ,ovary
glabrous , style longer than the
stamens, capsule- in long ,oblong
downy,green,valves silky
within,seeds many, obovate,
smooth, enveloped in dense silky

hairs.
Branches are longer in nature .

leaves are 5-6 in cms and 5-7
inche long . flower are big, red in
colour , fruit are round , curved ,
soft with seeds.
Salmali is found in found in forest

region ,grow upto 100fts.extract
is consumed as medicines for
disease
Part used:
 मूल
 िुष्प
 फल
 पनर्ाय स
Mocarasa is used commonly.
MOCARASA
The gum resin obtained from the
tree salmalia malbarica
schott(BOMBACEAE) is known as
mocarasa.
VENCULUR NAME:
HINDI: mocharas, semar ka gond
KANNADA : boragada gondu
TAMIL : purani gondu
MALAYALAM : mocha
ENGLISH: gum of silk cotton tree
MOCARASA GUNAHA:
Salmaliniryasa,salmalivesta-the
exudation from salmali tree,
piccha-the exudation is
slimy,mocarasava and mocaniryasa-
the exudation of tree is called moca.
Properties:
Mocarasava is having kasaya rasa,
sita virya,snigha
guna,atisara,ama,kaphapitta
samaka,rakta roga and daha.
Part used:nr-yasa
Dose:1-5 gms
Description :round or irregular
shaped tears upto 4cm across. Outer
surface opaque,brick red to reddish
brown in colour, resembling shellac.
Some of the large sized tears are
hallow. The tears swell to a large size
on soaking in water odour faint and
dis agreeable , taste, astrin
RASA MADHURA,KASAYA KASAYA
GUNA LAGHU,SNIGHA, SNIGHA

PICCHILA
VIRYA SITA SITA
VIPAKA MADHURA,KATU MADHURA
Salmali is having sita ,virya

madhura rasa,madhura vipaka ,
rasayani , kapha vardhaka
alleviated pitta , vata and rakta

and useul in raktapitta .
Salmali kanda is sweet and
cooling . being laxative it cures
constipation. It quells burning
sensation , pitta dosha and fever.
It also relieves consumption
disease.
Mocarasa is sita,virya , grahi ,
guru and vrsyana in nature. It is
useful in case of atisara
pravahika,kasa , raktapitta ,
kapharoga and daha.
Piccha ,mocrrasah ,grahni ,

nirysah ,salmalirasah are synonyns
THERAPEUTIC USES:
1.diarrhoea :
 Enema of the petioles or
exudation of salmali boiled in
milk and added with ghee is
useful
 Cold infusion of salmali
petioles kept overnight should
be taken fter adding madhuka
and honey
 Slimy enema made of salmali

petiole by closed heation
should br given
2.intrinsic haemorrhage:
 In diet one should take flower
of kovidra kasmarya and
salmali
 Powder of salmali klower
should be taken with honey
 In haemorrhage from the
lower passage goats milk
cooked with crushed fresh
salmali petiole, added with
ghee and cooled should be
given as enema
3. splenomegaly:
 Flowers of salmali were
steamed should be kept
overnight and then taken
after mixing rajika powder.it
reduce spleen
4. freckles:
 Sharp thorns of salmali
powdered with milk should
be applied to face.it make the
handsome and smooth.
5. wound:
 Salmali bark,bal root etc,
should be applied to wound.
It removes burnig sensation.
6. asaphrodisiac:
 Salmali(tuber)is used with
cow milk as aphrodisiac
7. pradara
 Vegetable of salmali flowers
cooked with ghee and
rocksalt heecks bleeding
 Salmalighrta
8. burning sensitive in feet:
 Application of the paste of
salmali bark remove burning
sensation of feet
9. guninea worm:
 Guninea worm is desoryed by

application of paste of salmali
bark .
Cold ,snigdha ,spermicides and

aggravates kapha. Mocarasa is
astringent. Flower and fruit are
also astringent and styptic.
In atisara of children 20-30

grains of mocarasa is given with
suar candy. The bark of salmali
when applied externally on
vrana the healing process will be
quick. The root of salmali is

useful as vrsya. Salmalimula
swarasa given with tila for
rasayana and vajikara effect.
One gram curna, one gram
sugar is boiled with 30ml water
and given as a drinks for
vajikarana action. The bark is
useful in pravahika, rakta pitta
and pradara. Mocarasa is useful
in pravahika, raktatisara, rakta
vamana and bija and sugar are
boiled in milk and given three
time daily. The throns on the
stem and branches of the tree
are made into paste and applied

on yavana pidika.
Atisara :cold infusion of salmali

petiole (vrnta)should be given
with Y astimadhu and honey.
Vrana :salmali bark and bala root,
etc. should be applied externally.
Pradara : salmali flower are
cooked with ghee and rock salt
and given orally as vegetable
dish.
Almost all the parts of the tree
are used for different medicinal
purpose. The gums seeds fruits or
its capsular, bark, taproot, cotton

and flowers are commonly used.
The plant is useful, both internally
as well as externally. The of the
bark, in a paste form, is applied
on swollen parts to reduce the
swelling and burning sensation.
The powder of its dried flower or
their fresh juice is applied
externally to arrest the bleeding.
The gargles with the decoction of
mocarasa are beneficial for
healing the ulcer of the oral cavity
and to mitigate bleeding of the
gums.
As mocarsa cleanses and heals

the wounds, it is of ten used one
of the ingredients in tooth paste.
The princkle mashed with water,
are valuable in a paste form, to
treat ache and dyspigmentation
of skin.
It cleanses the face (lekhana) and
imparts fair complexionsto the
skin (varnya). Mocarasa is also
useful for giving enemas.
Internally, mocarasa is excellent
pancreas for arresting gastro-
intestinal bleeding condition like
piles, raktapitta, dysentery ,

diarrhaea, and colitis.
Almost all the parts of the treeare

used for different medicinal
purposes. The gums , seeds,fruits
or it capsule, bark ,taproot, cotton
and flowers are commonly used.
The plant is useful both internally
as well as externally. The skin of
bark, in a paste form, is applied
on swollen parts to reduce the
swelling and burning sensation.
The powder of its fried flowers or

their fresh juice is applied
externally to arrest the bleeding
The gargle with the decoction of
mocarasa are beneficial for
healing the ulcers of the oral
cavity and to mitigate bleeding of
the gums.
As mocarasa cleans and heals the
wounds, it is of ten used one of
the ingredients in tooth paste.
The prickle smashed with water
are valuable in a paste form , to
treat ache and dyspigmentation
of skin.
The cleanses the face (lekhana)

and imparts fair complication to
the skin (varnya).
Mocarasa is also useful for giving
enemas.
Internally, Mocarasa is excellent
pancreas for arresting gastro
intestinal bleeding condition like
piles raktapitta dysentery
diarrhoea and colitis.
For this purpose , Mocarasa
powder or the flower are given
with honey , rock candy and rice
water.
The raw fruit of salmali is

benevolent in cough. The root are
valuable as an aphrodisiac and to
prevent premature ejaculation.
In general debility , the root are
also useful as a tonic and
rejunative. As a tonic , the root
mashed in the milk are given with
root candy . In menorrhagia the
powder of bark skin is
recommended with milk. The
mashed roots with nutmeg
powder is an effective adjuvant in
diabetes. The skin of salmali given
with buttermilk promptly control
diarrhoea. The burning sensation

of the body is relieved with the
decoction of its skin mixed with
milk. The decoction of Mocarasa
is beneficial to alleviate
menorrhagia as well as
leucorrhoea. The medicate ghee-
Mocarasa siddha -ghrta is
commonly used is menorrhagia.
Atisara : cold infusion of salmali

petioles (vrnta) should be given
with yastimadhu
Vrana: salmali bark and bala root
etc.
Menorrhagia : vegetable of
salmali flower cooked with ghee
and rock salt checks bleeding.
Burning sensation in feet :
application of the paste of salmali
bark remove burning sensation in
feet
Freckles (vyanga) : sharp thorns of
salmali powder with milk should
be applied to face. It makes the
face handsome and smooth.
VARIETIES :
SALMALI – Salmalia
malabaricaDC
KUTA SALMALI-Cebia pentandra
SWETA SALMALI
DOSHA KARMA:
Vatapittasamaka
Kaphapitta samaka
Kaphapitta samaka(flower & fruit)
ROGAGHNA KARMA :
Root is balya, vrsya,
unriped fruit -kasahara and
murata.
puspa is rakta stambhana
niryasa or mocarasa,pravahi
kahara and
atisarhara,raktastambhaka
rasayana, arsoghna, sothaghna
and raktapradara nivaraka.
Atisara pravahika-grahani
Arsa
Raktapitta
Plihavriddhi
Asmari-mutra krccha-vrkkasaula
Sukraksaya-klaibya-dhatuksaya
Karsya-sosa-dourbalya
Pradara-swetapradara-asrgdara
Vranasotha-daha-raktasrava
Dantikara
Mukhapaka-vrana
Nyaccha-vyanaga-varnavikrti
KARMA :
Purisavirajaniya , stambhana ,
rakta stambhana , Kasahara ,
mutrala , varya , sukrastambhana ,
artavarodhi , balyabrmhana ,
sothahara , dahaprasamana ,rakta
rodhaka , stambhana ,
vranaropana , lekhanan- varya,
dantya.
YOGA:
 Pusyanga curna
 Salmali ghrta
 Patranga sava
 Bolabanddha rasa
 Kamadenu rasa
 Sundari kalpa
 Balabadra rasa
With mocarasa
 Chandanasava
 Abhya aristha
 Pradarasiloha
 Kutaja valehya
 Candandi churna

FORMULATION
SALMALI GHRTA
Low ghrta cooked with the juices

of the flower of salmali and paste
and paste or juices of prsniparni,
kasmari and candana should be
taken by women for the cure of
numomenorrhagia and
promotion of their strength and
complexion
PUSYANGA CHURNA
Equal quantity of patha,

rasanjana
,musta ,
kernels of jambu and amra ,
ambathaki,
silodbheda ,
samnga,
padmakesara ,
bilva,
mocarasa ,
lodhra ,
kesara,
gairika ,
visansadha ,
ktphal ,
marica ,
rakta candana ,
madhuka ,
arjuna,
vataka ,and atisara should be
taken out by a wise physician in
pushya nakshatra and be finely
powered together.
This powered together.
This be taken with rice water

added with honey.
It cures piles, diarrhoea , blood
dycentary , paraties inflicted to
children , gynaecological disease ,
menstrual disorder and cures all
the types of diffucilt to cure
menomenorrhagia of yellow ,blue
, red or white colours.
This imparellel power named as
pusyanuga churna by Atreya.
ANKOTHA VATAKA :
INGEDIENTS
QUANTITY
Ankotha mula
1part
Daruharidra mula
1part
Patha mula
1part
Kutaja twak
1part
Salmali niryasa
1 part
Sala niryasa
1 part
Dhataki puspa
1 part
Lodhra twak
1 part
Padima phala twak
1 part
Mardana dravya
Tandulaodaka
req.quantity
METHOD OF PREPARTION:
Prepare the fine powder of the
ingredient and triturate it with
tandulodaka .
Then prepare it bolues each
10grm by weighting uniformly.
This preparation is known as

Ankotha vataka.
METHOD OF USES:
One bolus mixed with honey is
taken with rice water.
TIME OF ADMINISTRATION :
Early morning
INDICATION :
Diarrhoae
KANCATAVALEHA :
INGREDIENT
QUANTITY
1.KVATHA DRAVYAS
Kancata (jala pippali)
640grms
Tala muli( sveta musali)
640grms
Water 5.120
litres
2.PAKA DRAVYA
Sita (sugar) 320

grms
3.CHURNA DRAVYAS
Manjitha
10grms
Dhatakipuspa 10
gms
Bilva phalamajja
10grms
Musta
10grms
Pippali
10grms
Indrayava
10grms
Atisara
10grms
Yavaksara
10grms
Sauvarcala lavana
10grms
Rasanjana
10grms
Mocarasa
10grms
Madhu
80grms
METHOD OF PREPARATION:
Preapare the decoction of kwatha
dravya reduced to quarter by
boiling.
Add sugar to it and cooked till
the thick consistency with
appearance of two threads when
taken on finger by pressing.
Then add fine powder prepared
from churna drvya finally on
cooling madhu should be added.
This avaleha preparation should

be stored in wide mouth glass
bottles.
Dose : ½-1 karsa (5-10grms)

INDICATION :
All types of atisara
Samgrahani,
Amlapitta,
Udara roga,
Kostha,
Vikara,
Sula and aruci
CANGERYADI RASAYANA:
INGREDIENT
QUANTITY
1.DRAVA DRAVYAS
Langeri svarasa
640ml
Musta kvatha
640ml
2.CURNA DRAVYAS
Jatiphala churna
10grm
Sunthi churna
10grm
Kutaja churna
10grm
Suddha ahiphena churna
10grm
Dipyaka churna
10grm
Mocarasa curna
10grm
Amrabija majja churna 10grm
METHOD OF PREPARATION:
Mix all ingredient thoroughly by
taken in a stainless steel vessel
and boil it till it attains the dry

and solid content.
Then it should be powdered and
stired in airlight glass bottles.
DOSE:2.5 grm bid

ANUPANA :
Dadhi (curd) or madhu (honey)
INDICATION :
Atisara and grahani
RESEARCH CORNER:
SYN : Bombax ceiba linn

Salmalia malabarica schott
&endl
PHARMOLOGICAL EVALUTION :
1.Anti oxidant : methanolic extract
of drug should good antioxidant
activity.
2.Anti helicobacter pylori:95% of
ethanolic extract of b. malabarica
showe strong anti helicobacter
pylori.
3.Hypotensive: b.cebia stem
4.Ant angiogenic: methanol

extract of the stem bark of
B.ceiba
THERAPEUTIC EVALUTION :
1. GIARDIASIS: Drug is a
compound from showed
eccellent result in the patient
of giardiasis.
2. PYSFUNCTIONAL UTEINE
:Power of flowers was fried in
patient of DUB, good response
was noticed.
3. VAGINAL DISCHARGE : Drug
in compound form & in the
form of vaginal tablets was
used.
4. BLEEDING PILLS: 2gms
(mocharasa) preparation in
milk was used in patients
suffering from bleeding piles,
very good response was
observed.
Atisara
Mocarasa root + dhata kesara
(kalka)+yavagu
↓
given to children
↓
cures atisara
The flower of kovidra , kasmarya

and salmali are also used as
vegetable in diet and also similar
substance with alleviate

raktapitta. These vegetable
should be prepared by boiling or
frying with ghee or like soup and
given to the vegetarian patient as
vegetable.
In tenesmus,enema prepared with

(1) peducles osf salmali boiled in
milk and added with ghee or 2
exudation of salmali is beneficial.
Prinyangu puspa ,the two anjana ,

padma, padma raja , yojananvalli
,Ananta ,manadruma,Mocarasa,
samanga,punaga ,sita and

madaniya hetu ambastha
,madhuka ,namaskari ,nadayirksa
,palasa ,kacchura ,rodhara
,dhatuki, bilvapesika ,katvanga
and kamalaraja -these priyangu
and ambasthi group can cure
chronic diarrhoea ,healer of
ulcers.
Milk boiled with Mocarasa is
especially beneficial in bleeding
from the rectum. Milk boiled with
shooting and tender leaves of
vata and the or that boiled wih
sunthi,udicaya , and utpala.
1 tula of moist bark of kutaja is

boiled in water from heaven (rain
water ) till the bark becomes fully
devoid of its essence ,to this
decoction is added nice powder
of samanga ,phalini and Mocarasa
each one phal and sukrayava
equally and cooked over fire till
the material adhere to the ladles
and prepared into a leha
Which cure diarrhoea with
bleeding pilesseverse bleeding ,
disease with discharge of blood
either from upper or lower
passage.
One tula of bark of kuja is boiled

in one drone of water reduced to
quarter and filtered out. To this
decoction,thirty palas of jaggery
is added, when the liquid
become, semisolid nice powder of
one pala each of rasanjana,
mocharasa,trikatu,triphala,lajjalu,c
hitraka,patha,bilwa,indrayava,twak
,bhallataka,prativisa,vidanga and
valaka.
One kudava each of ghee and
honey are added and made into
leha. This recipe quickly cures all
types of ausha (pile) and disorder

arising from it,atirasa
,archaka,grahani,panduroga,rakta
pitta,kamala,amlapitta,shotha,
karshya and pravahaika
During its use milk ,buttermilk
and ghee or warm waterare ideal
for good digestion.
One tula of green bark of kutaja is

boiled in one grona of water and
decction reduced to quarter. Nice
powder of one pala each of lajjalu
,dhatuki ,bilwa, patha,
mocharasa,musta, partivisa are
added to the decoction and lehya

prepared. This recipe taken along
with water goat milk or other
gruel relives all types of severe
atisara, agradara , arsha and
pravahika.
The drug amakpusphi ,bala

,daruharidra ,prishiparni ,gokshara
,vata ,udumbara, aswatha ankura
are taken in 2pala quantity. It is
added with 4times water and
reduced to ¼ to get decoction.
The drugs jeevanti ,katu karohini
,pippali , pippalimula
,cikraka,musta ,prinangu ,ativisha

,shalaparni ,padma ,neotpal
,kinialka ,manjitha ,kantakari ,bilva
,mocharasa ,pata each 1 karsha is
taken and made into kalka.
It is added with 4 parsha water
and 1 parsha of grita and reduced
to the amount of ghee. For this
grita ,surishanaka and changeri
each 2 parsha is added and ghrta
paka is achieved.
This ghrta is effective against
tridosha atisara arsha raktasrasa
tridoshaja pravahika
gudabhrakamsha and
picchasrava. It also acts as

blavardhaka and varya. If this
ghrta is administrated alone or
along with food, it is found
beneficial in murrcha, basti shola
guda shola, mutra graha
,mudgavata ,mudhavata
,mandagni ,aruchi, etc.
The drugs pata , jamboo beeja

,arma beejaan ,pashmabheda
,kenajana ,ambhashta,
mocharasa,lajjalu,
padmakesara,kutaja twak ,ativisha
,musta,bilwa,lodhra,
CHEMCIAL COMPOSITION:
B-sitosterol , lupeol, 7-
hyperoxyacadalence,1
methylether &1,2 dimethylether
of isohemigossypoel gallic &
tannic acid, c-arabinose, o-
galatose, d- galacyureonic acid.
Ether alkaloids vasical,
adhotodine, vasicinine,
vascinilone are the compounds
reported from various plants.
Tannic acid , gallic and the seed

contains 20-25% of oil.
Saponis , tannins ,gum
Bark exudate ( simul gum )--gallic

& tannic acids , D-
galactopyranose , etc
Bark, root bark, seeds – lupeol
Flower – hentriacontane ,
hentriacontanol , gossypol , etc
Seed yield a fixed oil , resin

contain 2-9% mineral matter and
tannin which also consist of
tannic acid and gallic acid. Root
(semal musali) contain starch 71.2
, sugar 8.2,protein 1.2, mineral
matter 2.1 per cent also fat tannic

acid and cellulose in lower
percentage , root consist of
mucilagainous subatance.
SUBSTITUENTS AND
ADULTERANTS:
There are 2 varities of mocarasa
sold in the Indian market. They
are the dried juicies which also
occurs as nodules mass of
agglutinated tears. The ther varity
consist of hard shell like piececs
of dark brown colour, having a
number of small cavities. It dried
jelly like mass consisting of
diseased tissues filled with dried

jiuice. This variety is considered
unfit for use in drug formulation.
MATRA:
Mula churna : 3-5gms
Puspa swarasa : 10-20ml
Phala churna : 3-5grms
Niryasa : 3-5gms
Powder :3-5grms
Root powder : 5-10grms
Fruit powder : 3-6grms
Exudate : 1-3grms
Reference:
 सल्मपलस्तु भदे नमोच पिच्छिला
िुराणीपत च
रक्तिुष्प च्छथिरार्ुश्च कण्ठकदाचा च
तुपलनी
सल्मली शीतला स्दाव्दी रसो िाके
रसर्नी
श्लेषमला पित्तिातस्रहारीणी
रक्तपित्तपजत bhava praksha
 मोचस्च सल्मलि मोचा तथा तुिफिेलत
च
कुक्कुलत

Dravya guna vijnan, prof Dr.

D.S.Lucas ,
1. Dravya guna vijnana- prof.

D.S lucas,page
55,chaukhabha Orientalia,
varansi

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1|Page Salmali

stem bark , petiole or penduncle or

BOTANICAL NAME : Bombax ceiba

1. शाल्मली -handsome tall tree

KULA: सल्मली कुल

outer Himalaya upto 3000ft and

A large handsome deciduous soft

lobed,deciduous with corolla and

Very large often buttwessed ,

about 80cm filament red:

naturally resin known as

A large handsome deciduous,soft

Young stems and branche

stamens.stamen many, fliment

Tree is longer in nature.laves are

Big tree, tuber, branche shell

Salmali is a tall(manadruma) long

Plant-a tall throny and long lived

A large handsome deciduous soft

below 6-12 long,quiet

Young stems and branche

thick pedicles clustered towards

smooth, enveloped in dense silky

Branches are longer in nature .

Salmali is found in found in forest

RASA MADHURA,KASAYA KASAYA

GUNA LAGHU,SNIGHA, SNIGHA

VIPAKA MADHURA,KATU MADHURA

Salmali is having sita ,virya

alleviated pitta , vata and rakta

Piccha ,mocrrasah ,grahni ,

 Slimy enema made of salmali

 Guninea worm is desoryed by

Cold ,snigdha ,spermicides and

In atisara of children 20-30

quick. The root of salmali is

are made into paste and applied

Atisara :cold infusion of salmali

its capsular, bark, taproot, cotton

As mocarsa cleanses and heals

piles, raktapitta, dysentery ,

Almost all the parts of the treeare

The powder of its fried flowers or

The cleanses the face (lekhana)

The raw fruit of salmali is

diarrhoea. The burning sensation

Atisara : cold infusion of salmali

Low ghrta cooked with the juices

Equal quantity of patha,

This be taken with rice water

This preparation is known as

Sita (sugar) 320

This avaleha preparation should

Dose : ½-1 karsa (5-10grms)

and boil it till it attains the dry

DOSE:2.5 grm bid

SYN : Bombax ceiba linn

4.Ant angiogenic: methanol

The flower of kovidra , kasmarya

substance with alleviate

In tenesmus,enema prepared with

Prinyangu puspa ,the two anjana ,

samanga,punaga ,sita and