Nagkeshar {Mesua ferrea}
Nagkeshar or Ceylon Ironwood or Mesua balances Kapha
Ayurveda Characteristic and Uses
- Effect on doshas – Good for Kapha
- Taste –Bitter, pungent, astringent
- Energetics – Heating
- Main Traditional Action: Styptic, antihaemorrhoidal, digestive, antidiorrheal
- Other Traditional Uses: Reduces the excessive bleeding from the body, helps to get rid of the Ama deposited in the digestive system, heavy menstrual flow or bleeding gums.
Modern Research
Marshmallow and its components have been investigated for a number of biological activities such as: antioxidant, antibacterial, estrogenic & progestational activity, and as a antisnake venom.
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