2. Basonym of drug
Steam of it is having white shining dots (lenticels)
Improves intellect and having hot potency.
Regional Name
English - Staff tree
Hindi - Malakangani
3. Synonyms
Morphology
1)लता - it is a climber.
2)पारावतपद - Roots of it resembles legs of pigeon
3) ु ट वचा - stem bark has shining white dots over its surface
Properties and action
1)मे या - improves intellect
2) लवणा-alleviates many diseases
5. Regional Name
English - Staff tree
Hindi - Malakangani
Botanical Name
Celastrus paniculatus
Kula - Jyotishmati kula
6. Gana vargikaran
Caraka - Sirovirecanopaga varga
Susruta -Arkadi Gana
Bh.Pr.Ni. - Haritakyadi Varga 171-172
Taxonomy
Kingdom - plantae
Class - Dicotyledons
Family - Celastraceae
Genus - Celastrus
Species - paniculata
7. Habitat
Grows throughout India
Especially in hilly areas.
Different source/ synonyms
Celatrus montana
Celatrusmultiflora
Celatrus nutas
Celatrus senegalensis
Celatrus spinoses
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Morphology
Habit - A large deciduous climber
Stem - 18 Mtrs high,
Maximum 23cm meters
Reddish brown
Bark - pale brown
Rough with shallow cracks
Not fibrous
Juice turning blue on the blade of a knife
Leaves - 6 to 10 cm long
4 to 8 cm wide
Broadly elliptic ovate or obovate
Glabrous ,crenate-serrate
Lateral nerves are arching
Petiole is 8-15 mm long
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10. Capsule
Depressed globose
3lobed
Bright yellow on
riping 3-6seeds
Inflorescence - long panicle of 5-20 cm long
Flower -green coloured
Useful part
Beeja
3- 6 seeds
Reddish brown
Enclosing white kernel
Which releases oil when put some pressure
Got aromatic odour
Seed - completely enclosedin an orange- red arial
13. Amayika prayoga
Sidhma ( white spotted leprosy)
Oil of Jyotishmati processed with water
Mixed withapamarga ksara
Decanted for 7 times
Massaging this oil on skin lesions
Udara( Ascitis)
Internal usage of Jyotishmati oil
Mixed to milk
Swarjika alkali
Hingu
14. Matra
Taila - ( 5-15 drops)
Curna - (1-2g)
YOGA
JYOTISHMATI TAILA
यो त मती कटु त ा सरा कफसमीर जत्।
अ युउ णा वामनी ती णाव बु मृ त दा।।
Properties and Action
(भा. . ह रत या दवग १७२)